Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Wittenburg |
community in S Alexander County. Named for Daniel Wittenburg, who settled in the vicinity about 1830. A post office, 1807-1909. |
| Wittenburg Township |
SW Alexander County. |
| Wittys Crossroads |
community in S Rockingham County. Aspen Grove was a nearby post office, 1899-1902. |
| Wococon Inlet |
See Wococon Island. |
| Wococon Island |
appears on the White map, 1585, as composed of parts of the present Ocracoke and Portsmouth Islands in Hyde and Carteret Counties. Port Grenvil, which see, formed its N limit and Wococon Inlet (an inlet, now closed, in Portsmouth Island) the S limit. Name probably derived from the Indian word wahkahikani (enclosed place; stockade). Appears as Gordens Island on the Smith map, 1624. See also Portsmouth Island. |
| Wohanoke |
See Ohanoak. |
| Wolf |
community in central Person County served by post office, 1900-1902. |
| Wolf Bald |
on the Haywood-Jackson county line. |
| Wolf Branch |
rises in SE Alamance County and flows SW into Motes Creek. |
| Wolf Cove |
the valley through which Wolf Cove Branch flows in central Buncombe County. |