| Waccamaw Township | N Columbus County. |
| Wach | See Wachovia; Salem Creek. |
| Wachovia | a tract of land laid off by the General Assembly in 1755 in NE Rowan County (now Forsyth) as an area for settlement by Moravians. The Parish of Dobbs was est. at the same time, coextensive with Wachovia. Wachovia, or Wachau-the-Aue (meadow land) along the Wach or Wack (principal stream), received its name from the fact that its water course and meadow land bore some resemblance to a valley in Austria of the same name that formerly belonged to the Zinzendorf family, prominent Moravian leaders. The parish was named Dobbs in honor of Governor Arthur Dobbs. See also Dobbs Parish. |
| Wack | See Wachovia; Salem Creek. |
| Waco | town in E Cleveland County. Alt. 916. Settled 1857. Inc. 1887. Named by George W. Hendrick for Waco, Tex. |
| Waddells | community in central Rockingham County served by post office, 1876-1903. Known as Langdon after 1890. |
| Wade | town in NE Cumberland County. Settled about 1886. Inc. 1889; reincorporated 1913, but long inactive in municipal affairs. Named for N. G. Wade, who donated the railroad right-of-way. Alt. 141. |
| Wade Creek | rises in E Carteret County and flows S approx. 1 mi. into Jarrett Bay. Formerly also known as Willis Creek. |
| Wade Gap | in Newfound Mountain on Buncombe-Haywood county line near the headwaters of Sandy Mush Creek. |
| Wade Point | extends from S Pasquotank County into Albemarle Sound. Appears as Wades Point on the Moseley map, 1733. It lies between Big Flatty Creek and the Pasquotank River. |