Wayside, Georgia

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 / 33.0612451; -83.6048950 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]

References
  1. GNIS:Wayside, Georgia
  2. Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 249. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  4. Moffson, Steven; Acosta, Ruben (August 2013). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Herman and Allene Shaver House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved April 26, 2017. Includes 25 photos from 2013.
  5. Rogers 2019.


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