Welcome to Waylonzo ...

Waylonzo is located in Taylor County<1>.

The location of Waylonzo has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Waylonzo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Waylonzo is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Waylonzo lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Waylonzo ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Waylonzo.

• Perry
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
  • Perry is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <4>
• Shady Grove
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
  • Shady Grove is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shady Grove <4>
• Lamont
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
  • Lamont is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamont <4>
• Thomas City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas City
  • Thomas City is located in Jefferson County
• Wacissa
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wacissa
  • Wacissa is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wacissa <4>
• Waukeenah
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukeenah
  • Waukeenah is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waukeenah <4>
• Saint Marks
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marks
  • Saint Marks is located in Wakulla County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 333 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Marks <4>
• Aucilla
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucilla
  • Aucilla is located in Jefferson County
• Greenville
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <4>
• Capitola
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
  • Capitola is located in Leon County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Waylonzo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Waylonzo.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Waylonzo. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Waylonzo.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Waylonzo. See our Newspapers Page for Waylonzo.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Waylonzo ...

Looking for more information about Waylonzo? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Waylonzo, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Waylonzo.

Adding Waylonzo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Waylonzo in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Waylonzo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Waylonzo post office opened in 1889.

We also found Waylonzo in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Waylonzo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Waylonzo. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Taylor County: www.tcfl-libinfo.com/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/