| Adair | community in N Gates County. |
| Adake | community in W Caldwell County on Wilsons Creek. |
| Adam's Store | community in NW Mecklenburg County served by post office, 1852-55. |
| Adams | community in central Watauga County. |
| Adams Branch | rises in S central Transylvania County and flows S into French Broad River. |
| Adams Branch | rises in N Cleveland County and flows SE into Knob Creek. |
| Adams Creek | rises in central Cabarrus County and flows SE into Dutch Buffalo Creek. Named for John Adam Blackwelder, an early settler. |
| Adams Creek | rises in central Carteret County and flows N into Craven County, where it enters Neuse River. A canal connecting the headwaters of Adams Creek with Newport River provides access between Newport and Neuse Rivers for the Intracoastal Waterway. For a part of its course, Adams Creek forms the boundary between Carteret and Craven Counties. |
| Adams Creek | rises in E Swain County and flows S between Cooper Creek and Owl Branch into Oconaluftee River. |
| Adams Crossroads | community in W Wake County between Brier Creek and Sycamore Creek. |