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Waterhole Minemica and feldspar mine, SW Avery County.
Watering Hole Swamprises in W Robeson County and flows S into Wilkinson Swamp. Also sometimes known as Waterhole Swamp.
Waterlilycommunity on the S end of Church Island, E Currituck County. Settled about 1750. Named for water lilies growing in ponds and ditches there.
Waterloocommunity in S Union County near the present Prospect School between the head of Cane Creek and Polecat Creek.
Waterloo Branchrises in S Macon County and flows SE into Little Tennessee River.
Watermelon Branchrises in N central Madison County and flows NE into Big Laurel Creek.
Wateroak Creekrises in SE Clay County and flows SE into Tallulah River.
Wateroak GapSE Clay County between Chunky Gal and Yellow Mountains.
Waterrock Knobon the Haywood-Jackson county line. Alt. 6,292. Named Amos Plott Balsam in 1858 by Arnold Guyot for a pioneer settler at its base. Wood cutters and loggers knew it as Waterrock Knob because there was a good spring running out over a smooth rock near its top. Also spelled Water Rock Knob.
Waterscommunity in N Burke County.