Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| White Hurricane Knob |
on the Buncombe-Yancey county line SE of Cane River Gap. Appears on recent State Highway Commission maps as Mahogany Knob. |
| White Lake |
a natural lake in E central Bladen County. Covers 1,068 acres; max. depth 10½ ft. Appears as Granston Lake on the Collet map, 1770; later known as Bartrams Lake for William Bartram, who owned adjacent property and operated a gristmill near the lake. Apparently appears first as White Lake on the Shaffer township map of 1886; named for its white, sandy bottom and clear water. It first attracted outside interest about 1922 after roads made it accessible. Boating, fishing, and swimming. See also Carolina Bays. |
| White Mans Glory Creek |
rises in N Swain County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Welch Ridge and flows SE into Forney Creek. |
| White Marsh |
rises in S Pender County and flows W into Godfrey Creek. |
| White Oak |
community in NW Bladen County. Alt. 46. Post office est. 1853. Named for John Whiteoak, a colonial resident. Once called Winnie for Jefferson Davis's daughter. |
| White Oak Creek |
rises in SW Avery County and flows SE into North Toe River. |
| White Oak Island |
in W Tyrrell County, is a loamy section surrounded by swampland. Deer and bear hunting. |
| White Oak Knob |
W Graham County in the Snowbird Mountains. Alt. 4,301. |
| White Oak Landing |
on the Cape Fear River in NW Bladen County. |
| White Oak Mountain |
on the Transylvania County, N.C.-Greenville County, S.C., line E of Sassafras Gap. |