| Welch Branch | rises in W Swain County and flows SE into Fontana Lake. |
| Welch Cove | N Graham County W of Fontana, follows the NE course of a stream that empties into Little Tennessee River. Formerly known as Brooks Cove. See also Fontana Village. |
| Welch Creek | rises in N Beaufort County and flows NE on the Martin-Washington county line into Roanoke River. Name appears as Welches Creek throughout the nineteenth century. |
| Welch Creek Township | N Columbus County. |
| Welch Mill Creek | rises in NE Cherokee County and flows SE into Valley River. |
| Welch Ridge | N Swain County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, extends SW from Silers Bald to Little Tennessee River. Its center is near lat. 35°31'40" N., long. 83°35'30" W. |
| Welch's Bluff | appears on the Moseley map, 1733, on the W side of Cape Fear River in present Brunswick County between the mouth of Indian Creek and Eagle Island. Possibly named for James Welch, who owned land in the vicinity. |
| Welch's Millpond | formed by a dam across Warwick Creek on the Chowan-Gates county line. |
| Welches Creek | See Welch Creek. |
| Welcome | community in N Davidson County. Alt. 860. Formerly called Hinklesville for the Hinkle family residing there. Disagreement arose over selection of a name for the new railroad depot; ultimately, Welcome was selected, either because the decision makers were impressed by the "Welcome" sign over the door of the community store or because, during the dispute over the name, one man declared, "Everybody's welcome here." |