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Place Description
Willard

community in N Pender County served by post office since 1883. Formerly known as Camera. Alt. 50. Also known as Leesburg until renamed for the Willard family, local lumber dealers.

Willardville

community in N Durham County served by post office, 1891-1904. Alt. 438.

Willeyton

community in NE Gates County served by post office, 1886-1907.

William B. Umstead Bridge

See Redstone Point; Weir Point.

William B. Umstead State Park

W Wake County 10 mi. NW of Raleigh. Est. 1943 as Crabtree Creek State Park; name changed 1955 to honor the late governor William B. Umstead (1895-1954). Contains 5,080 acres. Nature trail; camping, fishing, and boating. See also Reedy Creek State Park.

Williams

community in S Wayne County near Williams Millpond.

Williams Branch

rises in NE Buncombe County near Ingraham Mountain and flows SW into Dillingham Creek.

Williams Creek

rises in W Wake County and flows SE into Swift Creek.

Williams Crossroads

community in S Wake County near the head of Neal Branch.

Williams Lake

NW Sampson County on Caesar Swamp. Formed about 1855 as a millpond. Covers 30 acres; max. depth 12 ft. First owned by Joel Jackson and known as Joel Jackson Pond; acquired by his daughter, who married a Williams, hence the present name.