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'''Wayland''' is an ] in western ], ], ], ]. It is located at latitude 41.161 and longitude -81.071, with an elevation of 948 feet.<ref name=HomeTown>{{cite web|url=http://ohio.hometownlocator.com/OH/Portage/Wayland.cfm|title=Wayland, OH Community Profile|publisher=OH HomeTownLocator|accessdate=2007-12-20}}</ref> It has a ] with the ] 44285.<ref name=Zipinfo>{{cite web|url=http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=44285|title=Search Results for ZIP code 44285|publisher="Zipinfo"|accessdate=2007-12-20}}</ref> The community is part of the ] ].
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For a period of time in the nineteenth century, when it was a stop on the ], Wayland was called "Cyclone." However, the name was changed, as it reminded people of a ].<ref>{{cite book|last=Overman|first=William Daniel|title=Ohio Town Names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015015361465;view=1up;seq=155|year=1958|publisher=Atlantic Press|location=Akron, OH|page=139}}</ref> The community is nicknamed Cyclone, Newport and Parisville.<ref name=HomeTown />
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'''Wayland''' is an ] of ] in ], United States.<ref name=HomeTown>{{cite web|url=http://ohio.hometownlocator.com/OH/Portage/Wayland.cfm|title=Wayland, OH Community Profile|publisher=OH HomeTownLocator|accessdate=2007-12-20}}</ref> It has a ] with the ] 44285.<ref name=Zipinfo>{{cite web|url=http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=44285|title=Search Results for ZIP code 44285|publisher="Zipinfo"|accessdate=2007-12-20}}</ref> The community is part of the ].

It was founded as '''Newport''' and was a stop along the ]. It was later called '''Parisville''' and eventually '''Cyclone'''. Because there was some confusion for railroad passengers when the town of Cyclone was announced, townspeople changed the community's name to Wayland in 1900, after Wayland Hoyt, a Baptist minister there at the time.<ref>{{cite book|last=Overman|first=William Daniel|title=Ohio Town Names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015015361465;view=1up;seq=155|year=1958|publisher=Atlantic Press|location=Akron, OH|page=139}}</ref><ref name=HomeTown />


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Unincorporated community in Portage County, Ohio Unincorporated area in Ohio, United States
Wayland, Ohio
Unincorporated area
Location in OhioLocation in Ohio
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 41°09′40″N 81°04′16″W / 41.161°N 81.071°W / 41.161; -81.071
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyPortage
TownshipParis
Named forWayland Hoyt
Elevation942 ft (287 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code44285
Area code(s)330, 234
FIPS code39-81998
GNIS feature ID1065458

Wayland is an unincorporated community of Paris Township in Portage County, Ohio, United States. It has a post office with the ZIP code 44285. The community is part of the Akron metropolitan area.

It was founded as Newport and was a stop along the Pennsylvania and Ohio Canal. It was later called Parisville and eventually Cyclone. Because there was some confusion for railroad passengers when the town of Cyclone was announced, townspeople changed the community's name to Wayland in 1900, after Wayland Hoyt, a Baptist minister there at the time.

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "Wayland, OH Community Profile". OH HomeTownLocator. Retrieved December 20, 2007.
  4. "Search Results for ZIP code 44285". "Zipinfo". Retrieved December 20, 2007.
  5. Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 139.
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