| Lookout Shoals Lake | on Catawba River, bounded by Iredell and Alexander Counties on the N and Catawba County on the s. Formed by a dam constructed in 1915 by Duke Power Co. Covers 1,270 acres. Source of hydroelectric power; fishing, boating, and camping. See also Island Ford. |
| Loose Mountain | W Caldwell County. |
| Loosen Swamp | See Corapeake Swamp. |
| Loosing Swamp | rises in N central Bertie County and flows NE into Stony Creek. Mentioned in local records as early as 1725. |
| Loosing Swamp | rises in N central Lenoir County and flows E for approx. 5 mi. into Stonyton Creek. The name appears in local records as early as 1744. It is believed to be derived from Lucerne, the Swiss city, and was given to the swamp by Swiss settlers who moved into the area from New Bern in the early eighteenth century. Also appears as Louson, Lousin, and Luzern. |
| Lorane | community in NW Rockingham County served by post office, 1898-1904. |
| Loray | community in W Iredell County. Grew up around Concord Church, est. 1775. Prior to 1903, when it was given its present name by Ora Sharpe, it was known as Fancy Hill post office and Iredell Station on the railroad. |
| Lords Creek | rises in N central Cumberland County and flows SW between Dunfields Creek and Locks Creek to empty into Cape Fear River E of the town of Fayetteville. The stream appears as both Lords Creek and Locks Creek, which see, on the Kerr map, 1882, but the error is corrected by the McDuffie map, 1884. |
| Lords Creek | rises in S New Hanover County and flows W into the Cape Fear River. Named for the Lord family of Brunswick County. |
| Loretta | community in S Catawba County served by post office, 1893-1904. |