| Asheville Township | central Buncombe County. |
| Ashford | community in N McDowell County on North Fork [Catawba River]. Alt. 1,762. |
| Ashland | community in W Ashe County. Est. 1886 and known as Solitude until 1914, when the name was changed to Ashland for the county. Alt. approx. 3,000. |
| Ashland | community in SW Caswell County. A post office operated there from 1878 to 1915. |
| Ashley | community in NW Ashe County served by post office, 1888-1905. |
| Ashley Branch | rises in S Buncombe County and flows NE into French Broad River. |
| Ashley Heights | community in W Hoke County. Alt. 438. |
| Ashmont | community in W Hoke County. |
| Ashpole | See Fairmont. |
| Ashpole Swamp | rises in W Robeson County and flows SE and SW into South Carolina. |