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Place Description
Woodville

town in NW Bertie County. Appears on the MacRae map, 1833, as Hotel, which was the post office name from 1840 through 1865. Inc. as Woodville 1911, taking the name of the Whitmell Hill Pugh home, which had been named for an estate in England. Adjacent to Lewiston, which see; Lewiston is the railroad name for Woodville. Post office operated as Woodville, 1912-65.

Woodville Township

W Bertie County.

Woodward Knob

NW Swain County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Jenkins Trail Ridge near lat. 35°31' N., long. 83°43'02" W. Alt. 3,939.

Woodward's Crossroads

See Pendleton.

Woodworth

community in N Vance County served by post office, 1831-1914.

Woody Branch

rises in N Cherokee County in the Snowbird Mountains and flows SW into Will Creek.

Woody Creek

W Haywood County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, rises near lat. 35°35' N., long. 83°10'20" W., and flows NE into Ugly Fork.

Woody Ridge

W Haywood County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, a short spur extending NE from Balsam Mountain; center near lat. 35°35'30" N., long. 83°10' W.

Woody's Ferry

See Newmarket.

Woolard Crossroads

community in NW Beaufort County.