| Watia Creek | rises in W Swain County and flows E into Nantahala River. |
| Watkins | community in W Vance County on Little Ruin Creek. Named for Samuel Watkins, Henderson merchant. |
| Watkins Branch | rises in NE Cherokee County and flows NW into Valley River. |
| Watkins Creek | rises in S Macon County and flows NW into Middle Creek. |
| Watkins Township | W Vance County. |
| Watkinsville | community in NE Stokes County NW of Sandy Ridge served by post office, 1878-1904. |
| Watson | See Watsonville. |
| Watson Creek | rises in N Union County and flows SE into Richardson Creek. |
| Watson Crossroads | community in NW Wayne County near a tributary of Great Swamp. |
| Watson Gap | W Jackson County on Cox Branch. |