| Wilmington Beach | S New Hanover County on the Atlantic Ocean. Est. approx. 1913. |
| Wilmington District | at the time of the 1790 census, was composed of Bladen, Brunswick, Duplin, New Hanover, and Onslow Counties. |
| Wilmington Township | W central New Hanover County, coextensive with the city of Wilmington. |
| Wilmot | community in N Jackson County served by post office, 1886-1922. |
| Wilson | community in central Buncombe County. |
| Wilson | city and county seat, central Wilson County. Alt. 147. An early community at the site that developed around Toisnot Baptist Church (est. 1803) was known as Hickory Grove. Tosnot Depot, est. on the railroad there about 1840, became the post office name. In 1849 Tosnot Depot and Hickory Grove were inc. as Wilson, named in honor of Capt. Louis D. Wilson (1789-1847), who died at Vera Cruz during the War with Mexico. Barton College is there. Long the site of large tobacco market. Produces textiles, apparel, concrete pipe, lumber products, processed meat, and grain. See also Hominy Heights. |
| Wilson | See Yadkinville. |
| Wilson Branch | rises in central Cherokee County and flows SE into Morgan Creek. |
| Wilson Branch | rises in E Madison County and flows S into Big Laurel Creek. |
| Wilson County | was formed in 1855 from Edgecombe, Nash, Johnston, and Wayne Counties. Located in the E central section of the state, it is bounded by Pitt, Greene, Wayne, Johnston, Nash, and Edgecombe Counties. It was named for Louis D. Wilson (1789-1847), delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1835 and an officer in the War with Mexico. Area: 373 sq. mi. County seat: Wilson, with an elevation of 147 ft. Townships are Black Creek, Cross Roads, Gardner, Old Fields, Saratoga, Springhill, Stantonsburg, Taylor, Toisnot, and Wilson. Produces tobacco, corn, wheat, oats, soybeans, cotton, poultry, tobacco products, textiles, apparel, tires, sweet potatoes, concrete pipe, motor-vehicle parts, lumber products, and processed meat. |