Welcome to Waycross ...

Waycross is located in Scott County<1>.

Waycross is 1,310 feet [399 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Waycross: 276

Communities Also Named Waycross ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Waycross - they are located in Georgia, Indiana, North Carolina and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Waycross ...

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

• Kingsport
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Kingsport is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsport
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,112 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsport <3>
• Cross
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Cross is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
  • Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
• Mill Point
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Mill Point is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
  • Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
• Bloomingdale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
• Colonial Heights
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Colonial Heights is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Heights
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonial Heights <3>
• Church Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Church Hill is located in Hawkins County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Church Hill <3>
• Mount Carmel
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Mount Carmel is located in Hawkins County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Carmel <3>
• Harrtown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Harrtown is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrtown
  • Estimated population in 2014: 4,365 people
• Spurgeon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Spurgeon is located in Washington County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,957 people
• Blountville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Blountville is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountville
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,074 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blountville <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Waycross ...

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