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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 |
|---|---|
| Wootens Crossroads |
community in N central Greene County. Named for the Wooten family, which ran a store there in the 1920s and 1930s. |
| Wootentown |
community in central Beaufort County 1 mi. E of Washington Park. Alt. 14. Misspelled Hootentown frequently because that is the way the name is pronounced locally. An African American community on land originally owned by Harkness Wooten, a free black in the antebellum period. Many inhabitants are descended from him. |
| Wootonton |
See Fair Bluff. |
| Worcester Inlet |
See Trinity Harbor. |
| Worlds Edge |
high bluff S of Chinquapin Gap, NW Polk County. Views to E extend 40 mi. to Forest City. Property, adjacent to Chimney Rock State Park tract, under conservation easement. |
| Worley |
community in S Madison County on Big Pine Creek. |
| Worley Branch |
rises in E Swain County and flows SE into Galbreath Creek. |
| Worley Cove |
NW Buncombe County near the Madison County line. |
| Worley Cove Branch |
rises in S Madison County and flows SE into Sandy Mush Creek. The name Red Horse Creek is also applied to the stream. |
| Worley Knob |
E Swain County on the head of Worley Branch. |
