Welcome to Wayside ...

Wayside is located in Fayette County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wayside, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

Wayside is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Wayside lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Wayside: (205) & (659)<4>

Communities Also Named Wayside ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Alabama communities named Wayside: This one is located in Fayette County and the other is located in Calhoun County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 27 communities that are also named Wayside - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Tennessee (2), Texas (3), Virginia (2), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wayside.

Communities near Wayside ...

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

• Hamilton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
  • Hamilton is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <5>
• Winfield
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
  • Winfield is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,559 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <5>
• Fayette
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
  • Fayette is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <5>
• Guin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guin
  • Guin is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,250 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guin <5>
• Vernon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
  • Vernon is located in Lamar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,843 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <5>
• Sulligent
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulligent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulligent
  • Sulligent is located in Lamar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,834 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulligent <5>
• Brilliant
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brilliant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
  • Brilliant is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brilliant <5>
• Glen Allen
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allen
  • Glen Allen is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
• Twin
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
  • Twin is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
• Detroit
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Detroit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
  • Detroit is located in Lamar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Detroit <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wayside ...

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

Adding Wayside to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wayside 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 Wayside was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Wayside post office opened in 1878.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wayside.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/