Welcome to Wayne ...
Wayne is located in Marengo County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Wayne, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.
Wayne is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Wayne lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Wayne: 334 & 483<3>
Communities Also Named Wayne ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Wayne - they are located in Alberta, Arizona, California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri (2), Montana (2), Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wayne.
Communities near Wayne ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wayne.
- Thomasville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Linden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pine Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
- Thomaston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Thomaston is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- Sweet Water
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Pennington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pennington is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Providence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Providence is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Myrtlewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Myrtlewood is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtlewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Dayton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dayton is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Aimwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Aimwell is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aimwell
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 Wayne. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wayne.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wayne. 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 Wayne.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wayne. See our Newspapers Page for Wayne.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wayne ...
Looking for more information about Wayne? 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 Wayne, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wayne.
Adding Wayne to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Wayne 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 (so far) for Wayne was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Wayne post office opened in 1894. The Wayne post office closed in 1964.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Wayne.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Marengo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wayne - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 334 code has been Overlayed with the 483 area code. New phone numbers in the Wayne area will be assigned with one of these codes: 334 or 483. As a result, placing a call in the Wayne area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |