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"The North Carolina Gazetteer is a geographical dictionary in which an attempt has been made to list all of the geographic features of the state in one alphabet. It is current, and it is historical as well. Many features and places that no longer exist are included; many towns and counties for which plans were made but which never materialized are also included. Some names appearing on old maps may have been imaginary, but many of them also appear in this gazetteer.
Each entry is located according to the county in which it is found. I have not felt obliged to keep entries uniform. The altitude of a place, the date of incorporation of a city or town, may appear in the beginning of one entry and at the end of another. Some entries may appear more complete than others. I have included whatever information I could find. If there is no comment on the origin or meaning of a name, it is because the information was not available. In some cases, however, resort to an unabridged dictionary may suggest the meaning of many names."
--From The North Carolina Gazetteer, 1st edition, preface by William S. Powell
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Watts Creek |
rises in SE Stokes County and flows SE into Town Fork Creek. |
| Watts Cross Roads |
community in NE Cabarrus County. |
| Watts Cross Roads Township |
former township in N Cabarrus County, now township no. 6. |
| Watts Landing |
community in SE Pender County on Intracoastal Waterway. |
| Wattsville |
See Nakina. |
| Wauchecha Bald |
central Graham County in Cheoah Mountains at the head of Bee Creek. Alt. 4,400. |
| Wauchope |
See Walkup. |
| Waughtown |
former town in S Forsyth County; inc. 1891. First called Charlestown or Charleston for Charles Bagge, who first settled there and opened a store. When the store was sold to James Waugh, the scattered settlement surrounding it came to be called Waugh's Store or Waughtown. Post office was Waughtown by 1828. Now within the corporate limits of Winston-Salem. |
| Waumans Creek |
rises in NE Columbus County and flows NE into Cape Fear River. |
| Waverly |
community in E Madison County on Paint Fork. |
