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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 |
|---|---|
| Wesley Creek |
rises in S Buncombe County and flows SE into Bent Creek. |
| Wesley Martin Branch |
rises in E Cherokee County and flows NW into Valley River. |
| Wesner Bald |
on Haywood-Jackson county line. Alt. 5,600. Named for David Wesner of Cabarrus County, who obtained a grant for 100 acres in the vicinity in 1808. Wesner froze to death while hunting deer about 1812 on the mountain that now bears his name. |
| Wesser |
community in SW Swain County near Nantahala Gorge. Alt. 1,714. Named for the nearby Wesser Creek. |
| Wesser Bald |
N Macon County at head of Tellico Creek. Alt. 4,800. |
| Wesser Creek |
rises in N Macon County and flows NW into Swain County, where it enters Nantahala River. Named for a hunter who lived on its banks. |
| Wesser Gap |
SE Swain County on the head of Connelly Creek. |
| West Alliance |
See Alliance. |
| West Asheville |
former town in central Buncombe County on the W side of the French Broad River. Inc. 1889; became a part of Asheville, 1897. |
| West Bald |
peak in the Tusquitee Mountains, N Clay County. |
