| Western Branch of Queen Anne's Creek | See Pembroke Creek. |
| Western Cliffs | E Macon County between Houston Branch and the head of Brush Creek. |
| Western Point | NE Carteret County; NW point of Cedar Island extending into West Bay. |
| Western Prong | rises in N Columbus County and flows NE and SE into Red Hill Swamp, after which it is known as White Marsh. |
| Western Prong Township | N Columbus County. |
| Westfield | community in NE Surry County. Grew up around a Quaker mission est. there in 1760 and known first as Tom's Creek. Renamed for the fact that it was a W missionary field for the New Garden [Guilford County] Quakers. Served by post office since 1834. |
| Westfield Township | NE Surry County. |
| Westminster | community in W Guilford County served by post office, 1843-1904. |
| Westminster | community in N central Rutherford County that grew up around Fort McGaughey; built approx. 1765 and used through the Revolutionary War. Sometimes known also as Brittain for Little Brittain Presbyterian Church, est. there in 1768. Present name is taken from Westminster School, founded there in 1901 by 10 Presbyterian churches in Cleveland, Polk, and Rutherford Counties; the school closed in 1923. |
| Westmouth Bay | between Browns and Harkers Island in The Straits, SE Carteret County. |