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"The North Carolina Gazetteer is a geographical dictionary in which an attempt has been made to list all of the geographic features of the state in one alphabet. It is current, and it is historical as well. Many features and places that no longer exist are included; many towns and counties for which plans were made but which never materialized are also included. Some names appearing on old maps may have been imaginary, but many of them also appear in this gazetteer.
Each entry is located according to the county in which it is found. I have not felt obliged to keep entries uniform. The altitude of a place, the date of incorporation of a city or town, may appear in the beginning of one entry and at the end of another. Some entries may appear more complete than others. I have included whatever information I could find. If there is no comment on the origin or meaning of a name, it is because the information was not available. In some cases, however, resort to an unabridged dictionary may suggest the meaning of many names."
--From The North Carolina Gazetteer, 1st edition, preface by William S. Powell
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Waynesborough |
first county seat of Wayne County, est. 1787. The town died after the county seat was moved to Goldsboro in 1850. Waynesborough was located on land formerly owned by Andrew Bass, delegate to the Provincial Congress of 1775, at the SW edge of the present county seat on Neuse River. After 1847 many houses were moved from the old town to the new. The old courthouse, built by Col. William McKinne, was destroyed prior to 1917. |
| Waynesville |
town and county seat, S Haywood County. Settled about 1800 and known first as Mount Prospect. Inc. 1810. Said to have been named by Col. Robert Love (1760-1845), one of the founders and owner of part of the site, for Gen. Anthony Wayne, whom he knew during the Revolutionary War. Produces rubber, shoes, and paper products. In 1953 the adjacent town of Hazelwood, which see, was inc. into the limits of Waynesville. Alt. 2,635. |
| Waynesville Township |
SW Haywood County. |
| Wayside |
former community in W Swain County on Little Tennessee River. A post office, 1880-1922. Site now submerged by Fontana Lake. |
| Weapemeoc |
the principal town of the Weapemeoc Indians visited by Ralph Lane and fellow explorers in 1585-86, was near present-day Edenton, S Chowan County. The word was also the Indian name for Albemarle Sound and may be an Algonquian word for "where shelter from the wind is sought." |
| Wease Mountain |
NE Rutherford County between the head of South Creek and Molly Fork. Alt. approx. 2,100. |
| Weasel |
community in NW Ashe County. Alt. 2,790. |
| Weatherman Bald |
on the Cherokee-Clay county line in the Valley River Mountains. Alt. 4,700. Known by the Indians as Kolasko |
| Weatherspoon Cooling Pond |
in E Robeson County at the junction of Lumber River and Jacob Swamp. Approx. 3 mi. SE of city of Lumberton. Formed in 1955 to cover 231 acres, with a max. depth of 5 ft.; shoreline is 4 mi. Named for W. Herbert Weatherspoon, longtime official of Carolina Power and Light Company. Used to cool steam condensers. |
| Weaver |
community in central Durham County. |
