| 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. |
| Worm Creek | rises in NE Cherokee County and flows SW and NW into Valley River. |
| Worrell Mill Pond | NE Northampton County on Kirbys Creek. Prior to about 1916, when M. E. Worrell purchased the mill, it was known as Watson's Mill. For a time, a generator there produced electricity for the town of Murfreesboro, 3 mi. s. A marl cliff near the millrace has yielded evidence of at least ten species of marine life. |
| Worrells Mill Pond | W Hertford County at the junction of Hares and Institute Branches. Formed prior to 1842 and known first as Griffith's Mill Pond. Covers 75 acres, with a max. depth of 17 ft. |
| Worry | community in N central Burke County about 6 mi. NW of town of Morganton. Named by Jane Elizabeth Caldwell, who, according to local legend, had submitted several names that were rejected; troubled by the dilemma, she proposed Worry, which was selected. |
| Worsley Creek | See Chocowinity Creek. |
| Worth | See Hardin. |
| Worth's Mill | See Worthville. |
| Worthville | community in N Randolph County on Deep River. Settled approx. 1810 and known as Hopper's Ford for Charles Hopper, local resident. With the est. of a cotton mill by J. M. and Hal M. Worth about 1881, it came to be called Worth's Mill. Inc. 1895 as Worthville; charter repealed 1920. |