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Place Description
Wrightsville Inlet

See Moore Inlet.

Wrightsville Sound

E New Hanover County W of Wrightsville Beach island. See also Wrightsville.

Wriston

community in W Mecklenburg County served by post office, 1899-1902.

Wyanoke

community in NW Gates County on Chowan River.

Wyant Branch

rises in SW Macon County and flows SW into Long Branch.

Wyatt

community in N Wake County near Smiths Creek. Served by post office, 1891-1910.

Wycle Creek

rises in W central Haywood County and flows E into Jonathans Creek.

Wye

community in E Harnett County 1 mi. NE of Erwin; there, the railroad has a "Y" connection, with one line leading to Erwin and the other to Dunn.

Wyesocking Bay

in Pamlico Sound, E Hyde County, bounded by Long Point on the NE and by Hog Island Point on the sw. The Collet map, 1770, shows Yesocking Creek flowing into the bay, unnamed on the map. The creek named by Collet no longer exists since a canal has been dug at or near its course. The Indian word from which Wyesocking has developed is believed to have been wayäci, which, in combination with another word, meant "directly" or "straightaway," referring to a landing place.

Wykle Hill

N Macon County between the head of Hampton Branch and Queens Creek.