| Vade Mecum | former resort and present Episcopal Church summer camp at the junction of Vade Mecum Creek and South Double Creek in W Stokes County. Alt. 1,800. Local mineral springs accredited with curative powers by Saura Indians; about 1860 the site was acquired by Sparks family, circus operators, who built a resort hotel. It was later acquired by the Episcopal Church. Name from Latin phrase meaning "go with me," attributed to an Indian legend involving a planned elopement. |
| Vade Mecum Creek | rises in W Stokes County and flows NE into South Double Creek. |
| Val Dor | former rural post office, 1904-1905, located in a country store on the headwaters of Silver Creek in SW Burke County. Probably named for a gold mine on the Hodge plantation approx. 1 mi. away. |
| Valda | See Val Dor. |
| Valdese | town in E central Burke County. Alt. 1,203. Settled in 1893 by a group of Waldensians from N Italy. Inc. 1920. Name is Italian for "Valley of Our Lord." Produces hosiery, textiles, furniture, and bakery products. |
| Vale | community in central Avery County. |
| Vale | community in NW Lincoln County. Noted for the apple orchards in the vicinity. Post office est. in 1924. |
| Valhalla | community in central Chowan County. Alt. 39. |
| Valhalla | community in SW Polk County served by post office, 1923-50. Settled about 1885. Named for the Norse mythological Hall of Odin, where the souls of heroes slain in battle were received; the name is said to have been applied in commemoration of the battle at Round Mountain, which see, in 1776. |
| Valhalla Dome | peak on the NE end of Rich Mountain, W Mitchell County. Alt. over 4,060 ft. |