Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Walnut Run |
community in N Madison County served by post office, 1872-1911. |
| Walsh |
community in W Wilkes County on North Prong Lewis Fork Creek. |
| Walstonburg |
town in N Greene County. Lands there acquired after 1775 by John Chester, whose plantation house, "Chesterfield," still stands. His son-in-law, Bennett Fields, after 1845 changed the name to Fieldsboro. The latter name was, and still is, used as the name of the railroad station. Fields's cousin, Seth Walston, acquired the property after the Civil War, and the name Walstonburg came to be applied. Inc. in 1908 as Walstonburg. |
| Walter |
community in central Wayne County served by post office, 1882-1903. |
| Walter Rawleigh |
See Roanoke Sound. |
| Walter Slough |
in the waters of Pamlico Sound NW of Oregon Inlet, E Dare County. |
| Walters Mill |
community in NW Caswell County named for the mill on Hogans Creek. |
| Walters Mill Pond |
NW Lenoir County, was originally formed about 1755; rebuilt about 1900. Fed by springs and wells and drains into nearby Moseley Creek. Covers 32 acres; max. depth 12 ft. |
| Walthall |
See Wilbon. |
| Walton County |
was created by the state of Georgia partly in territory claimed by that state but which a subsequent survey made in 1807 revealed to be in Buncombe County, N.C. Riots and bloodshed occurred during the "Walton War" over disputed land grants made by the two states in the area. |