Welcome to Waynesville ...

The village of Waynesville is located in Warren County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Waynesville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1804.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Waynesville has a population of 3,188 people<3> (see below for details).

Waynesville is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Waynesville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Waynesville had an population of 3,188 people. This is an increase of 12.49% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 24.63% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Waynesville had a population of 2,834 people. This makes Waynesville the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Waynesville represents 0.02% of the total population of Ohio (which has 11,536,504 people), making it the state's 335th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,834 people, the population of Waynesville increased 10.79% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,558 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Waynesville.

Communities Also Named Waynesville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Waynesville - they are located in Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Waynesville ...

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

• Dayton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
  • Dayton is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 139,907 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <5>
• Kettering
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettering
  • Kettering is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kettering <5>
• Middletown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,925 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <5>
• Beavercreek
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavercreek
  • Beavercreek is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,995 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beavercreek <5>
• Mason
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • Mason is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <5>
• Fairborn
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairborn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairborn
  • Fairborn is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairborn <5>
• Xenia
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
  • Xenia is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,081 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Xenia <5>
• Riverside
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Riverside is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,169 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <5>
• Centerville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Centerville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,700 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <5>
• Lebanon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <5>

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 Waynesville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Waynesville.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Waynesville. Our list includes 11 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Waynesville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Waynesville ...

Looking for more information about Waynesville? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Waynesville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Waynesville.

Adding Waynesville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Waynesville 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 Waynesville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Waynesville post office opened in 1804.

We also found Waynesville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Waynesville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Warren County: www.co.warren.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/