Welcome to Wayport ...

Wayport is located in Monroe County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wayport, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

Wayport is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you leave Wayport and travel west, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Wayport is within the boundaries of the (812) area code.

Communities near Wayport ...

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

• Bloomington
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
  • Bloomington is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomington <4>
• Martinsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
  • Martinsville is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsville <4>
• Ellettsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellettsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellettsville
  • Ellettsville is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,706 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellettsville <4>
• Spencer
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
  • Spencer is located in Owen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <4>
• Nashville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
  • Nashville is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashville <4>
• Morgantown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgantown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
  • Morgantown is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgantown <4>
• Gosport
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gosport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosport
  • Gosport is located in Owen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gosport <4>
• Paragon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paragon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragon
  • Paragon is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paragon <4>
• Stinesville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stinesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinesville
  • Stinesville is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
• Bethany
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
  • Bethany is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people

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 Wayport. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wayport.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wayport. 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 Wayport.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wayport ...

Looking for more information about Wayport? 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 Wayport, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wayport.

Adding Wayport to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wayport 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 Wayport was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Wayport post office opened in 1877.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wayport.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Monroe County: www.co.monroe.in.us/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov