Wayland, Ohio facts for kids
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. It has a post office with the ZIP code 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.
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