Wayland, Ohio

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.^[1] Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 44285.^[2] 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.^[1]

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Municipalities and communities of Portage County, Ohio, United States County seat: Ravenna Cities Aurora Kent Ravenna Streetsboro Tallmadge‡ Villages Brady Lake Garrettsville Hiram Mantua Mogadore‡ Sugar Bush Knolls Windham Townships Atwater Brimfield Charlestown Deerfield Edinburg Franklin Freedom Hiram Mantua Nelson Palmyra Paris Randolph Ravenna Rootstown Shalersville Suffield Windham CDPs Atwater Brimfield Unincorporated communities Diamond Freedom Lloyd Wayland Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 41°09′38″N 81°04′16″W / 41.16056°N 81.07111°W / 41.16056; -81.07111