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Welcome to Wayne ...

Wayne is located in Maricopa County<1>.

Wayne is 1,160 feet [354 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Wayne lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Wayne ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Wayne - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, 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.

  • Glendale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Glendale is also located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 255,307 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glendale <3>
  • Peoria
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Peoria is also located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 179,872 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peoria <3>
  • Surprise
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Surprise is also located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 147,965 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Surprise <3>
  • Goodyear
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Goodyear is also located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodyear
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 90,622 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodyear <3>
  • Avondale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Avondale is also located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,914 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avondale <3>
  • Buckeye
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Buckeye is also located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,224 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckeye <3>
  • El Mirage
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Tolleson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Tolleson is also located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolleson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,564 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tolleson <3>
  • Youngtown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Litchfield Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Maricopa, 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.