Welcome to Wayside ...

Wayside is located in Anderson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wayside, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1905.

Wayside is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Wayside lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Wayside and travel south, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Wayside: 502

Communities Also Named Wayside ...

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

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

• Frankfort
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
  • Frankfort is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <3>
• Shelbyville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
  • Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,790 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbyville <3>
• Lawrenceburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrenceburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceburg
  • Lawrenceburg is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceburg <3>
• Simpsonville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
  • Simpsonville is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,963 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simpsonville <3>
• Taylorsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
  • Taylorsville is located in Spencer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,321 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorsville <3>
• Bloomfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
  • Bloomfield is located in Nelson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,083 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomfield <3>
• Willisburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisburg
  • Willisburg is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willisburg <3>
• Fairfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Nelson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
• Anderson City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anderson City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson City
  • Anderson City is located in Anderson County
• Birdie
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Birdie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdie
  • Birdie is located in Anderson County

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 on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905).

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 Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/