| Allman Branch | rises in N Buncombe County and flows NW into Madison County, where it enters French Broad River. |
| Allmon Branch | rises in NE Cherokee County and flows SE into Morris Creek. |
| Allmon Creek | rises in N Cherokee County in the Snowbird Mountains and flows S into Hyatt Creek. |
| Allreds | community in NE Montgomery County served by post office, 1880-1953. Took its name from Allred family, operators of gristmill on Little River. |
| Alma | See Daystrom. |
| Almond | community in W Swain County on Little Tennessee River. Inc. 1905, but no longer active in municipal affairs. Named for Bud Almond, donor of original town site. Alt. 1,613. |
| Almond Township | W Stanly County. |
| Alora | community in E Buncombe County served by post office, 1900-1906. |
| Alpha | community in N Rowan County served by post office, 1894-1904. |
| Alpine | community in S Sampson County served by post office, 1894-1915. |