| Willis Creek | See Wade Creek. |
| Williston | a community in E Carteret County on Williston Creek. Named for a local family, possibly that of John Williston, who settled there in 1745. |
| Williston Creek | rises in E Carteret County and flows SE approx. 2½ mi. into Jarrett Bay. |
| Willits | community on Scott Creek in N Jackson County. |
| Willow | community in S Gates County on a branch of Trotman Creek. Post office est. 1878 as Willow Branch; closed 1913. |
| Willow Branch | rises in E Bertie County and flows SE into Chowan River. |
| Willow Branch | See Willow. |
| Willow Creek | rises on the Buncombe-Haywood county line and flows NE across Buncombe County into Sandy Mush Creek. |
| Willow Creek | rises in W Henderson County and flows NW into French Broad River. |
| Willow Falls | rapids in Cape Fear River in central Harnett County NE of the town of Lillington. Mentioned as early as 1819 in a survey of the rivers. |