Welcome to Wayland ...
Wayland is located in Koochiching County<1>.
The location of Wayland has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Wayland, you might consider that their post office opened in 1911.
Wayland is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Wayland lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The telephone area code for Wayland: (218)
Communities Also Named Wayland ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Wayland - they are located in Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas and Virginia (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wayland.
Communities near Wayland ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wayland.
- Birchdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birchdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchdale
- Birchdale is located in Koochiching County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birchdale <4>
- Border
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border
- Border is located in Koochiching County
- Clementson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementson
- Clementson is located in Lake of the Woods County
- Pinewood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
- Stratton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
- Manders
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manders
- Barwick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barwick
- Rainy River
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainy River
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainy River <4>
- Baudette
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baudette
- Baudette is located in Lake of the Woods County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baudette <4>
- Chapple
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wayland ...
Looking for more information about Wayland? 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 Wayland, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wayland.
Adding Wayland to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Wayland 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 Wayland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Wayland post office opened in 1911.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Wayland.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wayland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Koochiching County: www.co.koochiching.mn.us/
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Koochiching, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wayland - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |