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Wayton’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Wayton. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Wayton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Newton County, Arkansas, United States. Wayton is located on Arkansas Highway 327, 8 miles (13 km) south-southwest of Jasper. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 148.

Half of its homes were built before 1972.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Wayton yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Wayton’s history is told.

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Famous people close to Wayton

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Ronnie HawkinsRonnie HawkinsHuntsville · 29 miHelen Gurley BrownHelen Gurley BrownGreen Forest · 30 miGary MillerGary MillerHuntsville · 29 miElton BrittElton BrittMarshall · 34 miJohn Paul HammerschmidtJohn Paul HammerschmidtHarrison · 24 miDavid Crockett GrahamDavid Crockett GrahamGreen Forest · 30 mi
By decade

Wayton, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Wayton is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Wayton has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Little Buffalo River Bridge in Jasper, 3.9 miles away.

Wayton and the nearest listed places

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Little Buffalo River BridgeDr. Hudson Sanitarium Agricultural Building Historic DistrictJones, Gould, ReservoirNewton County CourthouseNewton County JailJasper Commercial Historic District

Closest to Wayton

Little Buffalo River BridgeJasper · Built 19393.9miDr. Hudson Sanitarium Agricultural Building Historic DistrictJasper · Building6.1miJones, Gould, ReservoirJasper · Structure7.1miNewton County CourthouseJasper · Building7.3miNewton County JailJasper · Building7.4mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Little Buffalo River Bridge’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Wayton?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Wayton’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Jasper📜 Western Grove📜 Valley Springs📜 Bellefonte
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