Welcome to Waynesville ...

Waynesville is located in Bartholomew County<1>.

The location of Waynesville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Waynesville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1853.

Waynesville is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Waynesville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Waynesville: (812)

Communities Also Named Waynesville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Waynesville - they are located in Georgia (2), Illinois, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Waynesville.

Communities near Waynesville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Waynesville.

• Columbus
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Columbus is located in Bartholomew County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <4>
• Seymour
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
  • Seymour is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seymour <4>
• North Vernon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vernon
  • North Vernon is located in Jennings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,626 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Vernon <4>
• Edinburgh
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburgh
  • Edinburgh is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburgh <4>
• Brownstown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
  • Brownstown is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownstown <4>
• Hope
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • Hope is located in Bartholomew County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <4>
• Westport
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
  • Westport is located in Decatur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
• Elizabethtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
  • Elizabethtown is located in Bartholomew County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
• Hartsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
  • Hartsville is located in Bartholomew County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
• Vernon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
  • Vernon is located in Jennings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Waynesville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Waynesville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Waynesville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Waynesville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Waynesville. See our Newspapers Page for Waynesville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Waynesville ...

Looking for more information about Waynesville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Waynesville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Waynesville.

Adding Waynesville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Waynesville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Waynesville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Waynesville post office opened in 1853.

We also found Waynesville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Waynesville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Waynesville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Bartholomew County: www.bartholomewco.com/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov