Wayland, Ohio

Wayland is an unincorporated community in western Paris Township, Portage County, Ohio, United States. It is located at latitude 41.161 and longitude -81.071, with an elevation of 948 feet.[1] Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 44285.[2] The community is part of the Akron Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Location of Wayland, Ohio

For a period of time in the nineteenth century, when it was a stop on the Pennsylvania and Ohio Canal, Wayland was called "Cyclone." However, the name was changed, as it reminded people of a tornado.[3] The community is nicknamed Cyclone, Newport and Parisville.[1]

References

  1. "Wayland, OH Community Profile". OH HomeTownLocator. Retrieved 2007-12-20.
  2. "Search Results for ZIP code 44285". "Zipinfo". Retrieved 2007-12-20.
  3. Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 139.


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