Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Watering Hole Swamp |
rises in W Robeson County and flows S into Wilkinson Swamp. Also sometimes known as Waterhole Swamp. |
| Waterlily |
community on the S end of Church Island, E Currituck County. Settled about 1750. Named for water lilies growing in ponds and ditches there. |
| Waterloo |
community in S Union County near the present Prospect School between the head of Cane Creek and Polecat Creek. |
| Waterloo Branch |
rises in S Macon County and flows SE into Little Tennessee River. |
| Watermelon Branch |
rises in N central Madison County and flows NE into Big Laurel Creek. |
| Wateroak Creek |
rises in SE Clay County and flows SE into Tallulah River. |
| Wateroak Gap |
SE Clay County between Chunky Gal and Yellow Mountains. |
| Waterrock Knob |
on the Haywood-Jackson county line. Alt. 6,292. Named Amos Plott Balsam in 1858 by Arnold Guyot for a pioneer settler at its base. Wood cutters and loggers knew it as Waterrock Knob because there was a good spring running out over a smooth rock near its top. Also spelled Water Rock Knob. |
| Waters |
community in N Burke County. |
| Watershed Mountain |
central Madison County between Walnut and Hunter Creeks. Alt. approx. 3,100. |