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Wilson's Old StoreSee Walkersville.
Wilson's PondNW Wilson County on Marsh Swamp. Formed about 1900. Covers 15 acres; max. depth 12 ft. Named for Sanford Wilson, owner. Used for fishing, swimming, boating, and irrigation.
Wilsons Baycentral Onslow County in New River S of the city of Jacksonville.
Wilsons Creek TownshipE Avery County.
Wilsons Storecommunity in NE Orange County.
Wilsonvillecommunity in E central Chatham County. Named for Cecil Wilson, owner of a store there.
Wiltoncommunity in SE Granville County at the head of Sand Creek. A post office operated there, 1826-1907.
Wiltontown authorized by the General Assembly in 1818 to be est. on the lands of Sias Billings by Sr. at the mouth of Clarks Creek, SW Montgomery County. There is no evidence that the town was ever laid out.
WimberlySee Coniott Landing.
Wimble Shoalsin the Atlantic Ocean off the community of Salvo on Hatteras Island, E Dare County. The shoals are at the approx. site of the former Cape Kenrick, which see. They were charted and given the present name by James Wimble in, or shortly prior to, 1738.