| Wayside | former community in W Swain County on Little Tennessee River. A post office, 1880-1922. Site now submerged by Fontana Lake. |
| Weapemeoc | the principal town of the Weapemeoc Indians visited by Ralph Lane and fellow explorers in 1585-86, was near present-day Edenton, S Chowan County. The word was also the Indian name for Albemarle Sound and may be an Algonquian word for "where shelter from the wind is sought." |
| Wease Mountain | NE Rutherford County between the head of South Creek and Molly Fork. Alt. approx. 2,100. |
| Weasel | community in NW Ashe County. Alt. 2,790. |
| Weatherman Bald | on the Cherokee-Clay county line in the Valley River Mountains. Alt. 4,700. Known by the Indians as Kolasko |
| Weatherspoon Cooling Pond | in E Robeson County at the junction of Lumber River and Jacob Swamp. Approx. 3 mi. SE of city of Lumberton. Formed in 1955 to cover 231 acres, with a max. depth of 5 ft.; shoreline is 4 mi. Named for W. Herbert Weatherspoon, longtime official of Carolina Power and Light Company. Used to cool steam condensers. |
| Weaver | community in central Durham County. |
| Weaver Branch | rises in NE Cherokee County and flows SW into Junaluska Creek. |
| Weaver Branch | rises in NE Swain County and flows SE into Breedlove Branch. |
| Weaver Creek | rises in E Chatham County and flows NW into Beaver Creek. |