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Introduction ...

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

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

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Wayside (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Wayside. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Wayside is historic, it would have been located within present day Lynn County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lynn County: Borden, Crosby, Dawson, Garza, Hockley, Lubbock & Terry.

Below are the counties that are near Wayside. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wayside:

  • Lynn County     (The home county of Wayside)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wayside, with the one closest to Wayside listed first.
    • Wilson
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
      • Wilson is located in Lynn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson <3>
    • New Home
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Home have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home
      • New Home is located in Lynn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Home <3>
    • Tahoka
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tahoka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoka
      • Tahoka is located in Lynn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,665 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tahoka <3>
    • New Lynn ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Lynn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lynn
      • New Lynn is located in Lynn County
    • Grassland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
      • Grassland is located in Lynn County
    • Draw
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draw
      • Draw is located in Lynn County
  • Crosby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wayside, with the one closest to Wayside listed first.
    • Cap Rock
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cap Rock
      • Cap Rock is located in Crosby County
    • Canyon Valley ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canyon Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Valley
      • Canyon Valley is located in Crosby County
    • Lorenzo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lorenzo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzo
      • Lorenzo is located in Crosby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lorenzo <3>
    • Savage ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
      • Savage is located in Crosby County
    • Owens
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens
      • Owens is located in Crosby County
  • Dawson County
    • O'Donnell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for O'Donnell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Donnell
      • O'Donnell is located in Dawson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 847 people
  • Garza County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wayside, with the one closest to Wayside listed first.
    • Southland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southland
      • Southland is located in Garza County
    • Close City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Close City
      • Close City is located in Garza County
      • Close City has also been known as:
      • Ragtown
    • Post
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post
      • Post is located in Garza County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,123 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Post <3>
  • Hockley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wayside, with the one closest to Wayside listed first.
    • Ropesville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Smyer
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyer
      • Smyer is located in Hockley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyer <3>
    • Lockettville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockettville
      • Lockettville is located in Hockley County
  • Lubbock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wayside, with the one closest to Wayside listed first.
    • Slide
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slide
      • Slide is located in Lubbock County
    • Posey
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
      • Posey is located in Lubbock County
    • Slaton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Buffalo Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
      • Buffalo Springs is located in Lubbock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
    • Ransom Canyon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ransom Canyon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom Canyon
      • Ransom Canyon is located in Lubbock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,126 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ransom Canyon <3>
    • Lubbock
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Wolfforth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Canyon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
      • Canyon is located in Lubbock County
    • Reese Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reese Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese Village
      • Reese Village is located in Lubbock County
    • Kitalou
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitalou
      • Kitalou is located in Lubbock County
    • Idalou
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • New Deal
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Deal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Deal
      • New Deal is located in Lubbock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
  • Terry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wayside, with the one closest to Wayside listed first.
    • Meadow
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Brownfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wayside, see our County-by-County Page for Wayside.

Cemeteries Near Wayside ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wayside.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wayside covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wayside, with the one closest to Wayside listed first.

  • Green Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Green Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Wilson.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3923 <4>
  • Peaceful Gardens Memorial Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Saint Rest Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Tahoka Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tahoka Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Tahoka Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Tahoka.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #240391 <4>
  • Nevels Memorial Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nevels Memorial Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Nevels Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Tahoka.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2182428 <4>
  • Englewood Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Englewood Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Englewood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Slaton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3441 <4>
  • West Englewood Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Englewood Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the West Englewood Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Slaton.
  • Resthaven Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Resthaven Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Resthaven Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Southland.
    • The Resthaven Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Southland Resthaven Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6328 <4>
  • City of Lubbock Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the City of Lubbock Cemetery
    • The City of Lubbock Cemetery has also been known as:
    • East Lawn Memorial Gardens
    • Eastlawn Memorial Gardens
    • Lubbock City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #151541 <4>
  • Grassland Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Resthaven Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Resthaven Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Resthaven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Resthaven Memorial Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Ropesville Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ropesville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ropesville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Meadow Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meadow Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meadow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • ODonnell Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the ODonnell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the ODonnell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

While we didn't find Wayside in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wayside.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Wayside, with the one closest to Wayside listed first.

  • Lubbock
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Grassland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
    • Grassland is located in Lynn County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wayside. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wayside.

Newspapers Published in Wayside ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wayside.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wayside, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wayside.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Wayside:

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Wayside, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wayside) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wayside. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3251, Longitude: -101.8071       In this case, the coordinates for Wayside have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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