Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Wootentown |
community in central Beaufort County 1 mi. E of Washington Park. Alt. 14. Misspelled Hootentown frequently because that is the way the name is pronounced locally. An African American community on land originally owned by Harkness Wooten, a free black in the antebellum period. Many inhabitants are descended from him. |
| Wootonton |
See Fair Bluff. |
| Worcester Inlet |
See Trinity Harbor. |
| Worlds Edge |
high bluff S of Chinquapin Gap, NW Polk County. Views to E extend 40 mi. to Forest City. Property, adjacent to Chimney Rock State Park tract, under conservation easement. |
| Worley |
community in S Madison County on Big Pine Creek. |
| Worley Branch |
rises in E Swain County and flows SE into Galbreath Creek. |
| Worley Cove |
NW Buncombe County near the Madison County line. |
| Worley Cove Branch |
rises in S Madison County and flows SE into Sandy Mush Creek. The name Red Horse Creek is also applied to the stream. |
| Worley Knob |
E Swain County on the head of Worley Branch. |
| Worm Creek |
rises in NE Cherokee County and flows SW and NW into Valley River. |