| Wards Store | community in SE Randolph County. |
| Wardville | community in E Gates County. Name changed from Bosley about 1936. |
| Ware Creek | rises in central Carteret County and flows SW into the mouth of Newport River. |
| Wareiock | See Beaufort. |
| Warington | See Fort Landing. |
| Warlick | community in E Burke County served by post office, 1882-1905. |
| Warlick Township | former township in E Cleveland County, now township no. 5. |
| Warm Cove Branch | rises in W Haywood County in Great Smoky Mountains National Park and flows SE into Caldwell Fork. |
| Warm Springs | See Hot Springs. |
| Warne | community in S Clay County between Crawford and Brasstown Creeks. Alt. 1,800. Named for the Warrens, an English family who mined gold there; the name was corrupted to Warne by the Indians. |