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Welcome to Wayne ...

Wayne is located in Barry County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wayne, you might consider that their post office opened in 1913.

Wayne is 1,580 feet [482 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Wayne: 417

Communities Also Named Wayne ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Wayne: This one is located in Barry County and the other is located in Jackson County.

Beyond Missouri, there are 28 communities that are also named Wayne - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Arizona, California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, 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.

  • Bella Vista
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Monett
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Pea Ridge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cassville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Little Flock
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Little Flock is located in Benton County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Flock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,812 people
  • Purdy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Seligman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Seligman is located in Barry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seligman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
  • Wheaton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Garfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Avoca
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Avoca is located in Benton County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 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 (so far) for Wayne was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Wayne post office opened in 1913. The Wayne post office closed in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wayne.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Barry, 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.
<4>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/