Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Welch's Millpond |
formed by a dam across Warwick Creek on the Chowan-Gates county line. |
| Welches Creek |
See Welch Creek. |
| Welcome |
community in W Surry County served by post office, 1899-1908. |
| Weldon |
town in N Halifax County on Roanoke River. Inc. 1843. The Collet map, 1770, shows "Weldans," perhaps referring to the family name of the owner of the land. Town site settled prior to 1830, when it was known as Weldon's Orchard or Weldon's Place for Daniel Weldon, owner. In 1834 it became the terminus of a railroad from Virginia. Lumber and apparel produced there. Alt. 81. See also Blakely. |
| Weldon Township |
NE Halifax County. |
| Weldon's Orchard; Weldon's Place |
See Weldon. |
| Weldons Millpond |
on Sandy Creek in E Vance County. Covers 10 acres, with a max. depth of 6 ft. Named for Obed W. Weldon, owner. Known prior to 1913 as Amos Millpond. The mill there is still used for grinding corn; the pond is used for fishing, swimming, and boating. |
| Wellington |
name given the former Jacocks Landing on Cashie River, SE Bertie County, for a brief time when it was the S terminus of a short railroad. Wellington is shown on the 1892 Rand McNally map, as well as on the 1897 North Carolina Railroad Commission map. The Carolina Southern Railroad was inc. as the Wellington and Powellsville Railroad in 1893. |
| Wells Bay |
in Currituck Sound off Mossey Islands, SE Currituck County. |
| Wells Creek |
rises in S Alamance County and flows SW into Cane Creek. |