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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 |
|---|---|
| Weldon's Orchard; Weldon's Place |
See Weldon. |
| Weldons Millpond |
on Sandy Creek in E Vance County. Covers 10 acres, with a max. depth of 6 ft. Named for Obed W. Weldon, owner. Known prior to 1913 as Amos Millpond. The mill there is still used for grinding corn; the pond is used for fishing, swimming, and boating. |
| Wellington |
name given the former Jacocks Landing on Cashie River, SE Bertie County, for a brief time when it was the S terminus of a short railroad. Wellington is shown on the 1892 Rand McNally map, as well as on the 1897 North Carolina Railroad Commission map. The Carolina Southern Railroad was inc. as the Wellington and Powellsville Railroad in 1893. |
| Wells Bay |
in Currituck Sound off Mossey Islands, SE Currituck County. |
| Wells Creek |
rises in S Alamance County and flows SW into Cane Creek. |
| Wells Knob |
NE Wilkes County between Little Elkin River and Elkin River. Alt. 1,810. |
| Wells Mineral Spring |
S Nash County on a tributary of Sapony Creek. A popular recreation spot in the early 1900s; water thought to have curative qualities. |
| Wells Mountain |
on the Cherokee-Clay county line from Coleman Gap to the mouth of Little Brasstown Creek. |
| Welsh Pond |
on Warwick Creek on the Chowan-Gates county line, covers approx. 75 acres and is from 2 to 15 ft. in depth. Named for owners, the Welch family. |
| Welsh Tract |
an area between the Northeast Cape Fear and Cape Fear Rivers, now largely in central Pender County, on which a number of Welsh families from Pennsylvania settled in 1730 and shortly afterward. The first grant was made in 1731 to David Evans for 640 acres. Apparently no single large block of land was granted to the Welsh; instead, individuals acquired their own land. Appears on the Moseley map, 1733, as Welch Settlement. Rev. Hugh McAden mentioned the Welsh Tract during his visit to the area in 1755, and the name was still in use in 1775. Persons other than those of Welsh descent soon moved into the area, and the tract lost its identity. About 1740 the Welsh laid out a town that became South Washington, which see. |
