| Endy Township | central Stanly County. |
| Energy | See Siler City. |
| Enfield | town in S Halifax County. The county seat of Edgecombe County was there from 1745 until the formation of Halifax in 1759; the first Halifax court met there, but Halifax (town) was afterward the county seat. Inc. 1861. Named probably for the town of Enfield, Middlesex, England. Known originally as Huckleberry Swamp. Alt. 111. |
| Enfield Township | S Halifax County. |
| Engagement Hill | a sand hill between the ocean and sound in Nags Head, E Dare County, now covered by houses. A favorite spot for visits by young couples in former days. |
| Engelhard | community in E Hyde County on Far Creek. Alt. 2. Inc. 1874; charter revoked 1967. Named for Joseph A. Engelhard (1832-79), publisher of the Wilmington Daily Journal, 1861-70. Known earlier as Far Creek. |
| Engine Gap | NE Mitchell County near the Tennessee state line. |
| English | community in E Madison County at the head of Puncheon Fork Creek. Named for an early settler. |
| English Branch | rises in W Yancey County and flows SE into Jacks Creek. |
| English Branch | rises in E Madison County and flows SE into Puncheon Fork Creek. |