Welcome to Wayside ...

Wayside is located in Montgomery County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wayside, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Wayside is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Wayside: 620

Communities Also Named Wayside ...

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

Beyond Kansas, there are 27 communities that are also named Wayside - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Georgia, 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.

• Coffeyville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeyville
  • Coffeyville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,169 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coffeyville <3>
• Independence
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Independence is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <3>
• Caney
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caney have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney
  • Caney is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,948 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caney <3>
• Sedan
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
  • Sedan is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sedan <3>
• Copan
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copan
  • Copan is located in Washington County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Copan <3>
• South Coffeyville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Coffeyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Coffeyville
  • South Coffeyville is located in Nowata County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
• Dearing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dearing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearing
  • Dearing is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dearing <3>
• Elk City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
  • Elk City is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
• Tyro
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
  • Tyro is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
• Peru
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peru have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
  • Peru is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 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 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 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 Wayside was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Wayside post office opened in 1887.

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 Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/