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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> Although it is unincorporated, it has a ], with the ] of 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 ] ]. | '''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> Although it is unincorporated, it has a ], with the ] of 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 ] ]. | ||
| 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 ].{{ |
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 /> | ||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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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. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 44285. The community is part of the Akron Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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. The community is nicknamed Cyclone, Newport and Parisville.
References
- ^ "Wayland, OH Community Profile". OH HomeTownLocator. Retrieved 2007-12-20.
- "Search Results for ZIP code 44285". "Zipinfo". Retrieved 2007-12-20.
- Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 139.
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41°09′38″N 81°04′16″W / 41.16056°N 81.07111°W / 41.16056; -81.07111
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