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Welcome to Waycross ...The city of Waycross is primarily located in Ware County<1> and is the County Seat for Ware County. A portion of Waycross extends into Pierce County. While we don't have a date for the founding of Waycross, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1883. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Waycross has a population of 13,510 people<2> (see below for details). Waycross is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Waycross lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Waycross is within the (912) area code. The ZIP codes for Waycross: 31501-31503<4> Websites for Waycross ...Official Website: www.waycrossga.com/ Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Waycross had an population of 13,510 people. This is a decrease of 7.78% since the 2010 Census. At the time of the 2010 Census, Waycross had a population of 14,649 people (or 40.34% of the total population of Ware County). This makes Waycross the county's most populous community. The population of Waycross represents 0.15% of the population of Georgia (which has 9,687,653 people), making it the state's 56th most populous community. More information can be found on the Census Page for Waycross. Communities Also Named Waycross ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Waycross - they are located in Indiana, North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Waycross. Communities near Waycross ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Waycross.
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 Waycross. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Waycross. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Waycross. 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 Waycross. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Waycross. Our list includes 15 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Waycross. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Waycross ...Looking for more information about Waycross? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Waycross, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Waycross. Adding Waycross to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Waycross in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Waycross was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1883. We also found Waycross in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Waycross. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Waycross: www.waycrossga.com/ The official website for Ware County: www.warecounty.com/ The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/ Footnotes ...
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