Wayside, Georgia
Community in Jones County, Georgia
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Wayside, Georgia is an unincorporated community in Jones County, Georgia. It is included in zip code 31032.
It is a populated place at 33.0612451°N 83.6048950°W according to GNIS.[1]
The name Wayside was selected for the community in the 1880s when the railroad was extended to that point.[2] A post office called Wayside was established in 1887, and remained in operation until 1959.[3]
It is the location of the Herman and Allene Shaver House, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[4]
Father and son Alonzo and James D. Green were innocent African-Americans lynched near Round Oak and Wayside, Jones County, Georgia in retaliation for the murder of popular white farmer Silas Hardin Turner on July 4, 1915. A third man, William Bostick was also lynched on this day. None of those killed received a trial.[5]
