Wayside, Mississippi
Unincorporated community in Mississippi, United States
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Wayside is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Mississippi, United States.
Wayside, Mississippi | |
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Belmont Plantation in Wayside is listed on the National Register of Historic Places | |
  Wayside, Mississippi Location within Mississippi | |
| Coordinates: Mississippi#USA 33°16′08″N 91°02′01″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Washington |
| Elevation | 121 ft (37 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 38780 |
| Area code | 662 |
| GNIS feature ID | 679401[1] |
The settlement has a post office and water tower. Wayside is located on Mississippi Highway 1 approximately 8 mi (13 km) south of Greenville.[2]
History
The Belmont Plantation was located in Wayside. The plantation home was completed in 1859,[3] and has been described as "one of the few antebellum homes in the region not burned by rampaging Union soldiers".[4] The extant home was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[5]
Wayside was originally located directly on the Mississippi River at the eastern end of "American Bend", and the early settlement had a steamboat landing. The river changed course following a flood in 1858, cutting off the bend and creating an oxbow lake now called Lake Lee.[6][7]
A branch of the Louisville, New Orleans and Texas Railway, completed in the late 1880s, passed through Wayside.[3]
In 1900, the population was 65.[8]
On October 9, 2009, a tornado destroyed three mobile homes, damaged 16 houses and knocked down trees. A fatality occurred in a mobile home, and two others were injured.[citation needed]
Gallery
Wayside Water Tower
