Welcome to Wayville ...

Wayville is located in Saratoga County<1>.

The location of Wayville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wayville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Wayville is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Wayville: (518)

Communities near Wayville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wayville.

• Schenectady
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schenectady
  • Schenectady is located in Schenectady County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schenectady <4>
• Troy
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Rensselaer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,804 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
• Saratoga Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saratoga Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga Springs
  • Saratoga Springs is located in Saratoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saratoga Springs <4>
• Cohoes
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohoes
  • Cohoes is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,583 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cohoes <4>
• Watervliet
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervliet
  • Watervliet is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,807 people
  • Former names for Watervliet:
  • Gibbonsville
  • Port Schuyler
  • West Troy
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watervliet <4>
• Scotia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
  • Scotia is located in Schenectady County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotia <4>
• Ballston Spa
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballston Spa
  • Ballston Spa is located in Saratoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,189 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballston Spa <4>
• Mechanicville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicville
  • Mechanicville is located in Saratoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,007 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicville <4>
• Hoosick Falls
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosick Falls
  • Hoosick Falls is located in Rensselaer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoosick Falls <4>
• Fort Edward
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Edward have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Edward
  • Fort Edward is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,237 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Edward <4>

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 Wayville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wayville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wayville. 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 Wayville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wayville. See our Newspapers Page for Wayville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wayville ...

Looking for more information about Wayville? 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 Wayville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wayville.

Adding Wayville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wayville 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 Wayville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Wayville post office opened in 1886.

We also found Wayville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wayville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wayville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Saratoga County: www.co.saratoga.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/