| Ekaneetlee Creek | rises in NW Swain County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park and flows SE into Eagle Creek. |
| Ekaneetlee Gap | on the Swain County, N.C.-Blount County, Tenn., line in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Alt. 3,852. |
| El-see-toss | See Mount Pisgah. |
| Ela | community in E Swain County on Tuckasegee River. Name is a Cherokee word meaning "earth." Alt. 1,830. |
| Ela Lake | on Oconaluftee River in E Swain County. Covers 20 acres; max. depth 15 ft. Formed in 1925. Owned by the Aluminum Company of America and used to generate electric power. Formerly known as Onitalooga Lake. |
| Elah | or community in NE Brunswick about 2 mi. SW of Leland. Settled prior to 1882. Inc. 1903 as Myrtle to meet the requirement that whiskey stills could be operated only in incorporated towns. Charter repealed 1905. Took name Elah from local Elah Baptist Church. |
| Elams | community in NE Warren County between Walker Creek and Lizard Creek. Settled in 1880 and named for James Elam, local resident. Alt. 400. |
| Elbaville | community in E Davie County. Name derived from the first syllables of names of two local families, Ellis and Bailey. Post office est. 1870. Alt. approx. 808. |
| Elberon | community in S Warren County between Lees Branch and Buffalo Branch. Post office est. in 1897 but discontinued in 1954. |
| Elberta | community in W Moore County. A peach-growing center named for the Elberta peach. Alt. approx. 661. |