This is a study of the histories and origins behind the names of the villages, plains, and mountains in Wolam-dong and Chopyong-dong. The research method employed for this study is two-pronged. One is to review some of old literature including (1759), (1789), and (1919). The other is to study tomb stones and other stone monuments on the one hand and to interview natives of the places being studied about what know or heard from their ancestors concerning the names of their villages and the places nearby. The results, obtained by comparing the materials thus collected, reveal how some of the places were named what they are called now. The place name Wolam, for instance, is found to be derived from the name Wolgok, which in turn has its first syllable Wol coming from Wolbong-san, a mountain in the region, and its second syllable Gok coming from goljjagi meaning `valley`, which normally meant `village`. Studies of old place names, which reveal our ancestors` attitudes to naming and their belief about it, are meaningful in that they give help to examining our traditional culture.