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History · Bayside

Bayside’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Bayside. 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

Bayside is a census-designated place (CDP) in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 107.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 120 to 107 (-11%).

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Bayside 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 Bayside’s history is told.

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Famous people close to Bayside

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Henry A. WiseHenry A. WiseAccomac · 3 miCharles I. StengleCharles I. StengleSavageville · 6 miThomas H. BaylyThomas H. BaylyAccomac · 3 miThomas H. B. BrowneThomas H. B. BrowneAccomac · 3 miBWB.A. WalkerOnancock · 4 miEdward Southey JoynesEdward Southey JoynesAccomac · 3 mi
By decade

Bayside, 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 Bayside is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Bayside has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Hills Farm in Lee Mont, 1.9 miles away.

Bayside and the nearest listed places

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Hills FarmBank BuildingOutlaw, Samuel D., Blacksmith ShopDebtors' PrisonKerr PlaceSt. James Church

Closest to Bayside

Hills FarmLee Mont · Building1.9miBank BuildingTasley · Building3.1miOutlaw, Samuel D., Blacksmith ShopOnancock · Building3.3miDebtors' PrisonAccomac · Building3.3miKerr PlaceOnancock · Building3.4mi

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. Hills Farm’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Bayside?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Bayside’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
📜 Accomac📜 Onancock📜 Parksley📜 Onley
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