Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Wayside. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Wayside to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Wayside, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Wayside (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Wayside. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Wayside is historic, it would have been located within present day Hot Spring County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hot Spring County: Clark, Dallas, Garland, Grant, Montgomery & Saline.
Below are the counties that are near Wayside. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wayside:
- Hot Spring County (The home county of Wayside)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wayside, with the one closest to Wayside listed first.
- Bonnerdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bismarck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Friendship
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Midway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Saginaw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Saginaw is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Social Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Social Hill is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Hill
- Donaldson
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Donaldson is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Etta ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Etta is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etta
- Magnet Cove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Magnet Cove is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 5 people
- Butterfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Butterfield is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Malvern
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rockport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rockport is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wayside, with the one closest to Wayside listed first.
- Alpine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alpine is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Amity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Amity is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Caddo Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Caddo Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Arkadelphia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gum Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Gum Springs is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Okolona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Joan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Joan is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joan
- Curtis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Curtis is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Griffithtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Griffithtown is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffithtown
- Garland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wayside, with the one closest to Wayside listed first.
- Pearcy
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Meyers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Meyers is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers
- Royal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rockwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rockwell is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell
- Lake Hamilton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Piney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Piney is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Hot Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Pine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Avant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Avant is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avant
- Price
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Price is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Blue Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Springs is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Gladstone ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Gladstone is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wayside, with the one closest to Wayside listed first.
- Mazarn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mazarn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazarn
- Alamo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alamo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Hickory Station ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hickory Station is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Station
- Joplin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Joplin is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
- Fir ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fir
- Caddo Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ophir
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Manfred
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Manfred is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manfred
- Mount Ida
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Norman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Black Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Black Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Washita
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Washita is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washita
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wayside, with the one closest to Wayside listed first.
- Glenwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Caney Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Caney Valley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Salem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Salem is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Kirby
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Antoine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Antoine is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antoine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Pike City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pike City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Lodi
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lodi is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Delight
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Daisy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Daisy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Piney Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Piney Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Mount Moriah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Moriah is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Moriah
- Bowen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bowen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wayside, see our County-by-County Page for Wayside.
Cemeteries Near Wayside ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wayside.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Wayside - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wayside covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wayside, with the one closest to Wayside listed first.
- Mazarn Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Free Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oma Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dillard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ewing Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Forrest Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cross Roads Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brushy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (244 more) ...
- Aldrich Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wacaster Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Adams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
Wayside itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wayside, with the one closest to Wayside listed first.
- Point Cedar
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Point Cedar is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Cedar
- Elm ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Elm is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
- Oma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oma is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oma
- Pearcy
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Meyers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Meyers is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers
- Bismarck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mazarn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mazarn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazarn
- Alpine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alpine is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Amity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Amity is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Lucky ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lucky is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rock Creek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Hickory Station ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hickory Station is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Station
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- De Roche
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- De Roche is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Roche
- Sanders ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sanders is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders
- Plata
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Plata is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plata
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wayside. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wayside.
Newspapers Published in Wayside ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wayside.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wayside, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wayside.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Wayside:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Hot Spring County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Garland County
- Montgomery County
- Pike County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Wayside, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wayside) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |