Wayside, Kansas

Wayside is a census-designated place in Montgomery County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19. It is located along U.S. Route 75, northeast of Caney and southwest of Independence.

History

A post office was opened in Wayside in 1887, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1984.
Approximately 2 miles east of Wayside, along Laura Ingalls Wilder Rd, is the original location of the Little House on the Prairie, the Kansas home of Laura Ingalls Wilder; a reconstruction of the house, along with a museum and relocated period buildings, are located at this site. Their 3rd daughter, Carrie, was born here on August 3, 1870.

Geography

Wayside appears on the Tyro U.S. Geological Survey topographic quadrangle. Montgomery County is in the Central Time Zone.

Education

The community is served by Caney Valley USD 436 public school district.
Wayside High School was closed through school unification. The Wayside High School mascot was Panthers.