Welcome to Wayne ...

Wayne is located in Cascade County<1>.

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

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

Wayne is 3,680 feet [1,122 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Wayne is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Wayne lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Wayne: (406)

Communities Also Named Wayne ...

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

Beyond Montana, 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, Missouri (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.

• Great Falls
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Falls
  • Great Falls is located in Cascade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,353 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Falls <4>
• Belt
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belt
  • Belt is located in Cascade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belt <4>
• Armington
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armington
  • Armington is located in Cascade County
• Armington Junction
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armington Junction
  • Armington Junction is located in Cascade County
• Sand Coulee
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Coulee
  • Sand Coulee is located in Cascade County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sand Coulee <4>
• Stockett
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockett
  • Stockett is located in Cascade County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockett <4>
• Highwood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
  • Highwood is located in Chouteau County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highwood <4>
• Big Sag
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sag
  • Big Sag is located in Chouteau County
• Black Eagle
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Eagle
  • Black Eagle is located in Cascade County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black Eagle <4>
• Raynesford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynesford
  • Raynesford is located in Judith Basin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raynesford <4>

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 1913.

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 Cascade County: www.co.cascade.mt.us/

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/