| Latham | community in NW Beaufort County. |
| Latham | See Latham's. |
| Latham Creek | rises in NW Beaufort County and flows SE into Old Ford Swamp. |
| Latham's | community in NW Beaufort County served by post office, 1872-1909. Known as Latham after 1894. |
| Lattimore | town in W Cleveland County. Settled in 1880; a post office named Delight was est. there in 1886. Inc. 1899 as Lattimore, named for Audley M. Lattimore, Confederate veteran and first postmaster. Alt. 945. |
| Lauada | community in S Swain County on Pole Bridge Branch. |
| Laudermilk Bend | a bend in Nottely River, S Cherokee County above Cobb Bluff. |
| Laughlins Creek | rises in S Caswell County and flows SE into Alamance County, where it enters Buttermilk Creek. |
| Laughter Cove | SE Buncombe County between Spring and Garren Mountains. Named for a family of notorious moonshiners who lived in the cove in the first half of the twentieth century. |
| Laughton Point | extends from the mainland of central Carteret County into Newport River. |