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Wooten MillpondE Wayne County on Walnut Creek. Named for Shadrach Wooten, Revolutionary War soldier, who moved to Columbus County in 1805. Descendants still live in the area.
Wooten MountainE Macon County between Cat Creek and Rabbit Creek.
Wootens Creekrises in N Wilkes County and flows SE into Mulberry Creek.
Wootens Crossroadscommunity in N central Greene County. Named for the Wooten family, which ran a store there in the 1920s and 1930s.
Wootens Crossroadscommunity in N Lenoir County. Named for a family that long operated a store there.
Wootentowncommunity in central Beaufort County 1 mi. E of Washington Park. Alt. 14. Misspelled Hootentown frequently because that is the way the name is pronounced locally. An African American community on land originally owned by Harkness Wooten, a free black in the antebellum period. Many inhabitants are descended from him.
WootontonSee Fair Bluff.
Worcester InletSee Trinity Harbor.
Worlds Edgehigh bluff S of Chinquapin Gap, NW Polk County. Views to E extend 40 mi. to Forest City. Property, adjacent to Chimney Rock State Park tract, under conservation easement.
Worleycommunity in S Madison County on Big Pine Creek.