Welcome to Wayside ...
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.
Wayside would have been located within present day Hot Spring County<2>.
The location of Wayside has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Wayside, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Wayside is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Wayside was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Wayside ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 27 communities that are also named Wayside - they are located in Alabama (2), 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.
- Hot Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
- Hot Springs is located in Garland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,939 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hot Springs <5>
- Glenwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Glenwood is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,104 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenwood <5>
- Mountain Pine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Pine
- Mountain Pine is located in Garland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Pine <5>
- Amity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Caddo Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caddo Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo Valley
- Caddo Valley is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Friendship
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Hot Spring County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Bonnerdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonnerdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnerdale
- Bonnerdale is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonnerdale <5>
- Pearcy
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearcy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearcy
- Pearcy is located in Garland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearcy <5>
- Meyers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers
- Meyers is located in Garland County
- Bismarck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bismarck have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck
- Bismarck is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bismarck <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.
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 1881.
We also found Wayside on a map titled William Bradley Map (1889).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Wayside.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Hot Spring, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wayside - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |