Welcome to Wayne ...

Wayne is located in Republic County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wayne, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Wayne is 1,390 feet [424 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Wayne is within the (785) area code.

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, Arizona, California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, 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.

• Concordia
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
  • Concordia is located in Cloud County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concordia <4>
• Belleville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
  • Belleville is located in Republic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,841 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belleville <4>
• Clyde
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
  • Clyde is located in Cloud County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <4>
• Clifton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Clifton is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
  • Clifton has also been known as:
  • West Clifton
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <4>
• Scandia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scandia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandia
  • Scandia is located in Republic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scandia <4>
• Jamestown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Jamestown is located in Cloud County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
• Courtland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
  • Courtland is located in Republic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Courtland <4>
• Cuba
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuba have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
  • Cuba is located in Republic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <4>
• Haddam
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haddam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddam
  • Haddam is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
  • Haddam has also been known as:
  • Haddam City
  • West Haddam
• Munden
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munden
  • Munden is located in Republic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people

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 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 1884.

We also found Wayne in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wayne.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/