Welcome to Wayland ...

So far, we found very little information about Wayland. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Wayland to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Wayland, please Contact Us.

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Wayland would have been located within present day Providence County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Wayland is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Wayland was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Wayland was located: 401

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, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wayland.

Websites for Wayland ...

Junior League:   www.jlri.org/

Communities near Wayland ...

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

• Providence
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Providence is located in Providence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 179,270 people
• Fall River
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Fall River is located in Bristol County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
• Warwick
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Warwick is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
• Pawtucket
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Pawtucket is located in Providence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawtucket
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
• East Providence
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • East Providence is located in Providence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
• Attleboro
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Attleboro is located in Bristol County (MA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
• Woonsocket
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Woonsocket is located in Providence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
• Cumberland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Cumberland is located in Providence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 people
• Coventry
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Coventry is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,931 people
• North Providence
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • North Providence is located in Providence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Providence
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,507 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 Wayland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wayland.

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

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