| Echota Mission | N Jackson County, maintained by Holston Conference of Methodist Church for Cherokee Indians about 1840-85. School est. 1850. Missionary's house still stands. |
| Ecola | former community in W Swain County; site now under the waters of Fontana Lake. |
| Ecusta | See Pisgah Forest. |
| Ed Top | peak in N Haywood County on the head of Laurel Branch. |
| Edam | community in NW Wilson County. |
| Eden | town in N Rockingham County on Dan and Smith Rivers. Formed in 1967 by the merger of Leaksville, Draper, and Spray, which see. Named for William Byrd's estate, "Land of Eden," which see. |
| Edenhouse | community in E Bertie County on the Chowan River. Site of Eden House, home of Governor Charles Eden, 1714-22, and Governor Gabriel Johnston, 1732-52. |
| Edenhouse Point | point of land extending into Chowan River, E Bertie County. Location of an early seine fishery. |
| Edens Pond | See Watsons Pond. |
| Edenton | town and county seat, S Chowan County on Albemarle Sound. Settled by 1710 and known by the Indians as the Town on Matecomack Creek. Town authorized to be laid off in 1712 and the first lot sold in 1714. Known as the Town on Queen Anne's Creek from 1715 until 1723, when it was inc. as Edenton in honor of Charles Eden (1673-1722), governor, who had just died. Edenton was the capital of the colony from 1722 until 1743, and a building was provided for the Assembly by 1733 (and perhaps as early as 1725), though the Assembly met there 1722-36 and 1740-43. The Edenton Tea Party on October 25, 1774, is the earliest known instance of political activity by American women. Alt. 16. Processes peanuts and seafood; produces textiles, veneer, seed, fertilizer, and lumber. See also St. Paul's Parish. |