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Welcome to Wayne Center ...

Wayne Center is located in DuPage County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wayne Center, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1870.

A typical abbreviation for Wayne Center: Wayne Ctr. (or less commonly used: Wayne Cen., Wayne Cent. or Wayne Cntr.)

Wayne Center is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Wayne Center lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Wayne Center ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Wayne Center - they are located in Indiana and New York.

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

Communities near Wayne Center ...

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

  • Aurora
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Naperville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Elgin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Bolingbrook
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Arlington Heights
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Schaumburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schaumburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaumburg
    • Schaumburg is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,049 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schaumburg <3>
  • Palatine
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Des Plaines
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Prospect
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Wheaton
    (6 miles [9.7 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 Center. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wayne Center.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wayne Center. 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 Center.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wayne Center ...

Looking for more information about Wayne Center? 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 Center, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wayne Center.

Adding Wayne Center to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wayne Center 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 Wayne Center was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wayne Center.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including DuPage, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wayne Center - 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.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.