Welcome to Waynesboro ...
The city of Waynesboro is located in Wayne County<1> and is the County Seat for Wayne County.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Waynesboro, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Waynesboro has a population of 2,412 people<2> (see below for details).
Waynesboro is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Waynesboro lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Waynesboro: 931
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Waynesboro had an population of 2,412 people. This is a decrease of 1.51% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 8.26% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Waynesboro had a population of 2,449 people (which is 14.42% of the total population of Wayne County). This makes Waynesboro the county's 2nd most populous community.
The population of Waynesboro represents 0.04% of the total population of Tennessee (which has 6,346,105 people), making it the state's 145th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 2,449 people, the population of Waynesboro increased 9.92% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,228 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Waynesboro.
Communities Also Named Waynesboro ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Waynesboro - they are located in Georgia, Mississippi, Pennsylvania and Virginia (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Waynesboro.
Websites for Waynesboro ...
Official Website: www.cityofwaynesboro.org/
Communities near Waynesboro ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Waynesboro.
- Johnson Ford
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnson Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Ford
- Johnson Ford is located in Hardin County
- Estimated population in 2014: 65,813 people
- Ashland Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Ford
- Ashland Ford is located in Wayne County
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,674 people
- Hohenwald
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hohenwald
- Hohenwald is located in Lewis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,968 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hohenwald <5>
- Clifton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Clifton is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <5>
- Voorhies
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Corning ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Lutts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lutts have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutts
- Lutts is located in Wayne County
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,080 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lutts <5>
- Collinwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collinwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
- Collinwood is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
- Slickrock Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slickrock Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
- Slickrock Ford is located in Wayne County
- Estimated population in 2014: 179 people
- Flatwoods
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Flatwoods is located in Perry County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flatwoods <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 Waynesboro. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Waynesboro.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Waynesboro. 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 Waynesboro.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Waynesboro. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Waynesboro.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Waynesboro ...
Looking for more information about Waynesboro? 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 Waynesboro, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Waynesboro.
Adding Waynesboro to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Waynesboro 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 Waynesboro was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Waynesboro.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Waynesboro: www.cityofwaynesboro.org/
The official website for Wayne County: www.waynecountytn.org/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Wayne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Waynesboro. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Waynesboro - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |