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Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

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 southeast 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 south.

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 south 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.

Wayside is located in Monroe County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Monroe County: Alleghany (VA), Craig (VA), Giles (VA), Greenbrier & Summers.

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:

  • Monroe County     (The home county of Wayside)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wayside, with the one closest to Wayside listed first.
    • Creamery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Creamery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery
      • Creamery is located in Monroe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Creamery
      • From Wayside to Creamery
    • Wikel
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wikel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wikel
      • Wikel is located in Monroe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wikel
      • From Wayside to Wikel
    • Wolfcreek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Assurance
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Assurance. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assurance
      • Assurance is located in Monroe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Assurance
      • From Wayside to Assurance
    • Union
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Ballard
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hillsdale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hillsdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
      • Hillsdale is located in Monroe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hillsdale
      • From Wayside to Hillsdale
    • Hollywood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Peterstown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wayside, with the one closest to Wayside listed first.
    • Spring Dale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Meadow Bridge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bridge
      • Meadow Bridge is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
    • Bellwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Quinnimont
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Maywood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maywood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
      • Maywood is located in Fayette County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Maywood
      • From Wayside to Maywood
    • Prince
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • McKendree
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKendree have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKendree
      • McKendree is located in Fayette County
    • Alaska ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alaska have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
      • Alaska is located in Fayette County
  • Greenbrier County
  • Logan County
  • Mercer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wayside, with the one closest to Wayside listed first.
    • Elgood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Willowton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Willowton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowton
      • Willowton is located in Mercer County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Willowton
      • From Wayside to Willowton
    • Athens
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakvale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oak Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Oak Grove is located in Mercer County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oak Grove
      • From Wayside to Oak Grove
    • East River ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
      • East River is located in Mercer County
    • Princeton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Blake ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
      • Blake is located in Mercer County
    • Johnston Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnston Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Town
      • Johnston Town is located in Mercer County
    • El Centro ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Centro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Centro
      • El Centro is located in Mercer County
    • Lashmeet
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Raleigh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wayside, with the one closest to Wayside listed first.
    • Abraham
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Abraham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abraham
      • Abraham is located in Raleigh County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Abraham
      • From Wayside to Abraham
    • Shady Spring
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Daniels
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daniels have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
      • Daniels is located in Raleigh County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daniels <2>
    • Clifftop
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Grandview
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grandview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
      • Grandview is located in Raleigh County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Grandview
      • From Wayside to Grandview
    • Beaver
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Royal ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Royal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
      • Royal is located in Raleigh County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Royal
      • From Wayside to Royal
    • Raleigh
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Raleigh. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
      • Raleigh is located in Raleigh County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Raleigh
      • From Wayside to Raleigh
    • Sullivan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sullivan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
      • Sullivan is located in Raleigh County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sullivan
      • From Wayside to Sullivan
    • Tilden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Piney View
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney View
      • Piney View is located in Raleigh County
    • Coal City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
      • Coal City is located in Raleigh County
    • Princewick
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Summers County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wayside, with the one closest to Wayside listed first.
    • Lowell
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lowell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
      • Lowell is located in Summers County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lowell
      • From Wayside to Lowell
    • Bargers Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Talcott
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Forest Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Riffe
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Riffe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riffe
      • Riffe is located in Summers County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Riffe
      • From Wayside to Riffe
    • Hilldale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hilldale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
      • Hilldale is located in Summers County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hilldale
      • From Wayside to Hilldale
    • Buck
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buck. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
      • Buck is located in Summers County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Buck
      • From Wayside to Buck
    • Bellepoint
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Packs Ferry
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Packs Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packs Ferry
      • Packs Ferry is located in Summers County
    • Brooklin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brooklin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklin
      • Brooklin is located in Summers County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Brooklin
      • From Wayside to Brooklin
    • Hinton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Mercers Saltworks ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mercers Saltworks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercers Saltworks
      • Mercers Saltworks is located in Summers County
    • True
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for True. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True
      • True is located in Summers County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to True
      • From Wayside to True
  • Bland County (VA)
  • Craig County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wayside, with the one closest to Wayside listed first.
    • Captain
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Captain. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain
      • Captain is located in Craig County (VA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Captain
      • From Wayside to Captain
    • Simmonsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Huffman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Huffman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
      • Huffman is located in Craig County (VA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Huffman
      • From Wayside to Huffman
  • Giles County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wayside, with the one closest to Wayside listed first.
    • Kire
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kire have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kire
      • Kire is located in Giles County (VA)
    • Lurich
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lurich. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurich
      • Lurich is located in Giles County (VA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lurich
      • From Wayside to Lurich
    • Rich Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bluff City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bluff City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
      • Bluff City is located in Giles County (VA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bluff City
      • From Wayside to Bluff City
    • Glen Lyn
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glen Lyn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyn
      • Glen Lyn is located in Giles County (VA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Glen Lyn
      • From Wayside to Glen Lyn
    • Pearisburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Pembroke
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Mountain Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Narrows
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narrows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
      • Narrows is located in Giles County (VA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,949 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Narrows <2>
    • Eggleston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Shumate
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shumate. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumate
      • Shumate is located in Giles County (VA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Shumate
      • From Wayside to Shumate
    • Goodwins Ferry
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodwins Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Ferry
      • Goodwins Ferry is located in Giles County (VA)
    • Newport
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Montgomery County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wayside, with the one closest to Wayside listed first.
    • Mount Tabor Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Tabor Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor Village
      • Mount Tabor Village is located in Montgomery County (VA)
    • McBryde Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McBryde Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBryde Village
      • McBryde Village is located in Montgomery County (VA)
    • Prices Fork
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sundance Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sundance Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Village
      • Sundance Village is located in Montgomery County (VA)
    • Bennetts Mill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Blacksburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pulaski County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wayside, with the one closest to Wayside listed first.
    • Parrott
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Cowan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cowan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
      • Cowan is located in Pulaski County (VA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cowan
      • From Wayside to Cowan
    • Sassin ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sassin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassin
      • Sassin is located in Pulaski County (VA)

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.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Wayside - one of the links might be able to help.

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.

  • Wayside United Methodist Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • New Hope Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pence Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Ballard Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ballard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ballard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lively Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lively Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lively Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Carman Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Orchard Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Swope Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ballard - Harvey Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ballard - Harvey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ballard - Harvey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (235 more) ...

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Wayside had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Greenville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Greenville is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <2>
  • Johnson Crossroads
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnson Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Crossroads
    • Johnson Crossroads is located in Monroe County
  • Lillydale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lillydale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillydale
    • Lillydale is located in Monroe County
  • Lowell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lowell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
    • Lowell is located in Summers County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lowell
    • From Wayside to Lowell
  • Bargers Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Forest Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Knobs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knobs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobs
    • Knobs is located in Monroe County
  • Talcott
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Assurance
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Assurance. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assurance
    • Assurance is located in Monroe County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Assurance
    • From Wayside to Assurance
  • Riffe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Riffe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riffe
    • Riffe is located in Summers County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Riffe
    • From Wayside to Riffe
  • Salt Sulphur Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salt Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Sulphur Springs
    • Salt Sulphur Springs is located in Monroe County
  • Wolfcreek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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    • Hilldale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hilldale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
      • Hilldale is located in Summers County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hilldale
      • From Wayside to Hilldale
    • Rock Camp
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Camp
      • Rock Camp is located in Monroe County
    • Union
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)

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 30 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 18 miles [29 km]<4>. 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 turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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:

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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: 37.5921, Longitude: -80.6884    
<5>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.
<6>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.