| Williams Township | NE Martin County. |
| Williamsboro | town in N Vance County near the head of Little Island Creek. It was authorized to be laid out in 1786 and inc. 1808. Long inactive in municipal affairs. The place was first called The Lick for a salt lick in the vicinity. It was later known as Nutbush for the creek named by William Byrd's dividing-line party in 1728 because of the profusion of hazelnuts there. Williamsboro was named in honor of Judge John Williams (1732-99). St. John's Episcopal Church there, dating from 1757, has been restored to its original condition. |
| Williamsboro Township | NW Vance County. |
| Williamsburg | former town in NE Iredell County. Commissioners appointed and town laid out 1815. Long inactive in municipal affairs. |
| Williamsburg | community in SE Rockingham County. Known first as Thompsonville for Thomas Thompson, wagon maker. Post office by that name existed from 1848 to 1907, when the name was changed to McIver because of confusion with Thomasville. The community name remained unchanged, however, until 1960, when it became Williamsburg. In January 1840 Williamsburg School, the first public school in the state, opened here. |
| Williamsburg Township | SE Rockingham County. |
| Williamson Branch | rises in NE Wilson County and flows SE into Edgecombe County, where it enters Town Creek. |
| Williamson Creek | rises in N Rockingham County and flows NE into Dan River. |
| Williamson Creek | rises in E Transylvania County and flows NW into French Broad River. |
| Williamson Crossroads | community in NW Columbus County. |