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Wayne County, Michigan

Historic newspapers, landmarks, and county history layers for genealogists and local historians.

—newspaper titles
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383historic places
—earliest paper
1815formed
1,793,561pop. 2020
101cemeteries
—CW battlefields

At a glance

Summary

The National Register of Historic Places includes 383 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1966; 15 are also National Historic Landmarks. Most listings are in or near Detroit, Grosse Pointe Farms, Dearborn.

Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.

Newspapers

Library of Congress

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National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

257 of 383 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

383 listed properties
PropertyCityTypeListed
Academy of the Sacred HeartGrosse Pointe FarmsDistrict1987
Alden Park TowersDetroitBuilding1985
Alger TheaterDetroitBuilding2005
Alger, Russell A., Jr., HouseGrosse Pointe FarmsBuilding1982
Alpha HouseDetroitBuilding2021
Amity Lodge No. 335 Temple-Spiritual Israel Church and Its Army TempleDetroitBuilding2014
Annapolis Park Historic DistrictWestlandDistrict2006
Antietam Street-Grand Trunk RailroadDetroitStructure2000
Architects BuildingDetroitBuilding1995
Arden Park-East Boston Historic DistrictDetroitDistrict1982
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church ComplexDetroitDistrict1991
Atkinson, Edmund, SchoolDetroitBuilding2011
Bagley Memorial FountainDetroitObject1971
Bagley, John N., HouseDetroitBuilding1985
Bagley-West Vernor Historic DistrictDetroitDistrict2026
Baker, Henry W., HousePlymouthBuilding1982
Balogh, Tivadar and Dorothy, HouseCherry HillBuilding2013
Barlum TowerDetroitBuilding2005
Bartlett, Thomas and Maria Blackman, HouseCherry HillBuilding2000
Belcrest HotelDetroitBuilding1984
Belle Isle ParkDetroitDistrict1974
Beverly Road Historic DistrictGrosse Pointe FarmsDistrict1995
Birwood WallDetroitStructure2021
Boldman, David and Elizabeth Bell, HouseSheldonBuilding2000
Boston-Edison Historic DistrictDetroitDistrict1975
Boydell, William C., HouseDetroitBuilding1982
Bradford, Benjamin and Mary Ann, HouseCantonBuilding2000
Breitmeyer-Tobin BuildingDetroitBuilding1980
Broadway Avenue Historic DistrictDetroitDistrict2004
Burbank, Luther, Elementary SchoolDetroitBuilding2022
Cadieux SchoolGrosse PointeBuilding2023
Campau, Jos., Historic DistrictHamtramckDistrict2012
Campau, Joseph, HouseDetroitBuilding1985
Capitol Park Historic DistrictDetroitDistrict1999
Cary BuildingDetroitBuilding1983
Cass Avenue Methodist Episcopal ChurchDetroitBuilding1982
Cass Motor SalesDetroitBuilding1986
Cass Park Historic DistrictDetroitDistrict2005
Cass-Davenport Historic DistrictDetroitDistrict1997
Cathedral Church of St. Paul ComplexDetroitBuilding1982
Cathedral of the Most Blessed SacramentDetroitBuilding1982
Central United Methodist ChurchDetroitBuilding1982
Central Woodward Christian ChurchDetroitBuilding1982
Century Building and Little TheatreDetroitBuilding1985
Chapel of St. Theresa-the Little FlowerDetroitBuilding1997
Chapoton, Alexander, HouseDetroitBuilding1980
Chatsworth ApartmentsDetroitBuilding1986
Checker Cab Taxi Garage and Office BuildingDetroitBuilding2019
Chene, Alexander, HouseDetroitBuilding1985
Cherry Hill Historic DistrictCanton TownshipDistrict2003
Chestnut Street-Grand Trunk RailroadDetroitStructure2000
Christ Church ChapelGrosse Pointe FarmsBuilding1993
Christ Church, DetroitDetroitBuilding1971
Church of the Transfiguration Historic DistrictDetroitDistrict2019
Cleveland, Elizabeth, Intermediate SchoolDetroitBuilding2015
Clyde, Thomas and Isabella Moore, HouseCanton TownshipBuilding2003
Commandant's QuartersDearbornBuilding1970
Cooley, Thomas M., High SchoolDetroitBuilding2011
Corktown Historic DistrictDetroitDistrict1978
Coronado ApartmentsDetroitBuilding1982
Crescent Brass and Pin Company BuildingDetroitBuilding2003
Croul-Palms HouseDetroitBuilding1983
Cultural Center Historic DistrictDetroitDistrict1983
Curtiss, Charles G., Sr., HousePlymouthBuilding1993
Dearborn City Hall ComplexDearbornDistrict2014
Dearborn Country ClubDearbornBuilding2025
Dearborn Inn and Colonial HomesDearbornBuilding1982
Defer Elementary SchoolGrosse Pointe ParkBuilding2001
Deming, Paul Harvey, HouseGross Pointe FarmsBuilding1996
Denby, Edwin, High SchoolDetroitBuilding2005
Detroit Association of Women's Clubs BuildingDetroitBuilding2024
Detroit ClubDetroitBuilding2005
Detroit Cornice and Slate Company BuildingDetroitBuilding1974
Detroit Edison Company Willis Avenue StationDetroitBuilding1997
Detroit Financial DistrictDetroitDistrict2009
Detroit Industry Murals, Detroit Institute of Arts NHLDetroitObject2014
Detroit Masonic TempleDetroitBuilding1980
Detroit Naval ArmoryDetroitBuilding1994
Detroit News ComplexDetroitBuilding2015
Detroit Savings Bank Southwest BranchDetroitBuilding2021
Detroit Yacht ClubDetroitBuilding2011
Detroit-Columbia Central Office BuildingDetroitBuilding1997
Detroit-Leland HotelDetroitBuilding2005
Dingledey, Phillip and Maria Hasselbach, HouseWestlandBuilding2000
Doty, Duane, SchoolDetroitBuilding2011
Dry Dock Engine Works-Detroit Dry Dock Company ComplexDetroitDistrict2009
Dunbar HospitalDetroitBuilding1979
East Ferry Avenue Historic DistrictDetroitDistrict1980
East Grand Boulevard Historic DistrictDetroitDistrict1999
East River Road Historic DistrictGrosse IleDistrict1974
East River Road-North Hickory Canal BridgeGrosse IleStructure2000
Eastern Market Historic DistrictDetroitDistrict1978
Eastern Market Historic District (Boundary Increase)DetroitDistrict2007
Eastside Historic Cemetery DistrictDetroitDistrict1982
Eberts, John and Emma Lacey, HouseWyandotteBuilding2009
Eddystone HotelDetroitBuilding2006
Edson, Moore and Company BuildingDetroitBuilding2017
Eighth Precinct Police StationDetroitBuilding1974
El Tovar ApartmentsDetroitBuilding1991
Elwood BarDetroitBuilding1985
Engine House No. 11DetroitBuilding1978
Engine House No. 18DetroitBuilding1995
Everitt, Orson, HouseLivoniaBuilding1980
Fair Lane NHLDearbornDistrict1966
Farwell BuildingDetroitBuilding1976
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Detroit Branch BuildingDetroitBuilding2008
Ferry Stree-Thorofare Canal BridgeGrosse IleStructure2000
Ferry, William Hawkins, HouseGrosse Point ShoresBuilding2019
First Baptist Church of DetroitDetroitBuilding1982
First Congregational ChurchDetroitBuilding1979
First Congregational ChurchWyandotteBuilding2023
First Federal BuildingDetroitBuilding2013
First Presbyterian ChurchDetroitBuilding1979
First Unitarian Church of DetroitDetroitBuilding1982
First United Methodist ChurchHighland ParkBuilding1982
Fischer, John and Edna Trusdell, FarmsteadSheldonDistrict2000
Fisher Building NHLDetroitBuilding1989
Fisher and New Center Buildings NHLDetroitBuilding1980
Ford Piquette Avenue Plant NHLDetroitBuilding2002
Ford River Rouge Complex NHLDearbornDistrict1978
Ford Valve PlantNorthvilleBuilding1995
Ford, Henry, HospitalDetroitDistrict2013
Ford, Henry, Square HouseGarden CityBuilding1980
Ford-Bacon HouseWyandotteBuilding1997
Fort Shelby HotelDetroitBuilding1983
Fort Street Presbyterian ChurchDetroitBuilding1971
Fort WayneDetroitDistrict1971
Fox Theater Building NHLDetroitBuilding1985
Frances Harper InnDetroitBuilding2023
Freer, Charles Lang, HouseDetroitBuilding1971
GAR BuildingDetroitBuilding1986
Garden BowlDetroitBuilding2008
Garden Court ApartmentsDetroitBuilding1985
Garfield, James A., SchoolDetroitBuilding1984
General Motors Building NHLDetroitBuilding1978
General Motors Research LaboratoryDetroitBuilding2005
George, Edwin S., BuildingDetroitBuilding1993
Gethsemane Evangelical Lutheran ChurchDetroitBuilding1982
Gibraltar Road-Waterway Canal BridgeGibraltarStructure2000
Ginsburg, Bernard, HouseDetroitBuilding1991
Globe Tobacco BuildingDetroitBuilding1984
Grace Evangelical Lutheran ChurchHighland ParkBuilding1982
Grand Circus Park Historic DistrictDetroitDistrict1983
Grand Circus Park Historic District (Boundary Increase)DetroitDistrict2000
Grande BallroomDetroitBuilding2018
Graybar Electric Company BuildingDetroitBuilding1997
Great Lakes ManorDetroitBuilding2020
Greektown Historic DistrictDetroitDistrict1982
Greenfield Union SchoolDetroitBuilding2011
Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum NHLDearbornDistrict1969
Greenmead FarmsLivoniaBuilding1972
Grindley, Robert M. and Matilda (Kitch), HouseDetroitBuilding1997
Griswold BuildingDetroitBuilding1980
Grosse Pointe Central LibraryGrosse Pointe FarmsBuilding2021
Grosse Pointe High SchoolGrosse Pointe FarmsDistrict1993
Grosse Pointe Memorial ChurchGrosse Pointe FarmsBuilding1993
Grosse Pointe Yacht ClubGrosse Pointe ShoresDistrict2015
Guardian Building NHLDetroitBuilding1989
Hamtramck StadiumHamtramckStructure2012
Harmonie Club, TheDetroitBuilding1980
Hart, Philip A., PlazaDetroitDistrict2024
Harvey, John, HouseDetroitBuilding1991
Hecker, Col. Frank J., HouseDetroitBuilding1971
Hibbard Apartment BuildingDetroitBuilding1985
Higginbotham, William E., Elementary SchoolDetroitBuilding2022
Highland Heights-Stevens` Subdivision Historic DistrictHighland ParkDistrict1988
Highland Park General HospitalHighland ParkBuilding1985
Highland Park Plant, Ford Motor Company NHLHighland ParkBuilding1973
Highland Park Presbyterian ChurchHighland ParkBuilding1982
Holcomb, Samuel D., SchoolDetroitBuilding2023
Hook and Ladder House No. 5-Detroit Fire Department Repair ShopDetroitBuilding1997
Hotel StevensonDetroitBuilding1997
Hudson-Evans HouseDetroitBuilding1975
Hull's Trace North Huron River Corduroy SegmentBrownstown TownshipStructure2010
Hunter HouseDetroitBuilding1974
Hunter, Mulford T., HouseDetroitBuilding1994
Hurlbut Memorial GateDetroitStructure1975
Immaculata High SchoolDetroitBuilding2023
Indian Village Historic DistrictDetroitDistrict1972
Jefferson Avenue-Huron River and Harbin Drive-Silver Creek Canal BridgesBrownstoneStructure2000
Jefferson Intermediate SchoolDetroitDistrict1997
Jeffferson-Chalmers Historic Business DistrictDetroitDistrict2004
Kahn, Albert, HouseDetroitBuilding1972
Kean, TheDetroitBuilding1985
Kessler, William and Margot, HouseGrosse Pointe ParkBuilding2013
King, L. B. and Co. BuildingDetroitBuilding1987
Kingston Arms ApartmentsDetroitBuilding1999
Kinyon, Orrin, and Roxanne Fairman, HouseCantonBuilding2000
Koebel, Charles J. and Ingrid V. (Frendberg), HouseGrosse Pointe FarmsBuilding2009
Kresge, S. S., World HeadquartersDetroitBuilding1979
Lafayette Park NHLDetroit2015
Lancaster and Waumbek ApartmentsDetroitBuilding1997
Lawyers BuildingDetroitBuilding1982
League of Catholic Women BuildingDetroitBuilding1997
Lee Plaza HotelDetroitBuilding1981
Leland, Nellie, SchoolDetriotBuilding2002
Lilley Road-Lower Rouge RiverCanton TownshipStructure2000
Lincoln Park Post OfficeLincoln ParkBuilding2004
Loomer, George W., HouseDetroitBuilding1994
Lower Woodward Avenue Historic DistrictDetroitDistrict1999
MacNichol, George P., HouseWyandotteBuilding1984
Maccabees BuildingDetroitBuilding1983
Majestic TheaterDetroitBuilding2008
Malcolm X HouseInksterBuilding2021
Manchester ApartmentsDetroitBuilding1985
Mariners' ChurchDetroitBuilding1971
Marwood ApartmentsDetroitBuilding2019
Marx HouseWyandotteBuilding1976
Marygrove CollegeDetroitDistrict2022
McAdow, Perry, HouseDetroitBuilding1980
McGhee, Orsel and Minnie, HouseDetroitBuilding2022
McGraw, Grace Ingersoll, HouseGrosse PointeBuilding2023
McGregor Memorial Conference Center NHLDetroitBuilding2010
McKinley Elementary SchoolWyandotteBuilding2017
Medbury`s-Grove Lawn Subdivisions Historic DistrictHighland ParkDistrict1988
Merchants BuildingDetroitBuilding1983
Metropolitan United Methodist ChurchDetroitBuilding1982
Michigan Avenue Historic Commercial DistrictDetroitDistrict2020
Michigan Bell and Western Electric WarehouseDetroitBuilding2009
Michigan Soldiers' and Sailors' MonumentDetroitObject1984
Michigan State Fair Riding Coliseum, Dairy Cattle Building, and Agricultural BuildingDetroitBuilding1980
Midtown Woodward Historic DistrictDetroitDistrict2008
Mies van der Rohe Residential District, Lafayette ParkDetroitDistrict1996
Miller, Sidney D., Junior High and High SchoolDetroitBuilding2011
Millwood ApartmentsDetroitBuilding2024
Monroe Avenue Commercial BuildingsDetroitDistrict1975
Moross HouseDetroitBuilding1972
Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of MichiganDetroitBuilding2022
Nacirema ClubDetroitBuilding2011
New Amsterdam Historic DistrictDetroitDistrict2001
New Bethel Baptist ChurchDetroitBuilding2021
New Center Commercial Historic DistrictDetroitDistrict2016
Newberry, Helen, Nurses HomeDetroitBuilding2008
Norris, Philetus W., HouseDetroitBuilding1992
North Woodward Congregational ChurchDetroitBuilding1982
Northville Historic DistrictNorthvilleDistrict1972
Norwayne Historic DistrictWestlandDistrict2013
Orchestra HallDetroitBuilding1971
Palmer Park Apartment Building Historic DistrictDetroitDistrict1983
Palmer Park Apartment Buildings Historic District (Boundary Increase)DetroitDistrict2005
Palmer Park Boulevard Apartments DistrictHighland ParkDistrict1992
Palmer Woods Historic DistrictDetroitDistrict1983
Palms, Francis, Building & State TheaterDetroitBuilding1982
Palms, Francis, Building and State TheaterDetroitBuilding1984
Palms, TheDetroitBuilding1985
Park Avenue Historic DistrictDetroitDistrict1997
Parke Lane Road-Thorofare Canal BridgeGrosse IleStructure2000
Parke-Davis Research Laboratory NHLDetroitBuilding1976
Parke-Davis and Company Pharmaceutical Company PlantDetroitBuilding1985
Parker, Arthur M., HouseDetroitBuilding1985
Parker, Thomas A., HouseDetroitBuilding1982
Parks, Rosa L. (McCauley) and Raymond, FlatDetroitBuilding2021
Pasadena ApartmentsDetroitBuilding1985
Patterson, John, and Eliza Barr, HouseCantonBuilding2000
Penn Central StationDetroitBuilding1975
Pewabic Pottery NHLDetroitBuilding1971
Pilgrim and Puritan Apartment ComplexDetroitBuilding2014
Piquette Avenue Industrial Historic DistrictDetroitDistrict2004
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company Detroit WarehouseDetroitBuilding2023
Players, TheDetroitBuilding1987
Ponchartrain ApartmentsDetroitBuilding1985
Pontchartrain Club-Town House ApartmentsDetroitBuilding2016
Prentis Building and DeRoy Auditorium ComplexDetroitBuilding2011
Professional Plaza TowerDetroitBuilding2016
Randolph Street Commercial Buildings Historic DistrictDetroitDistrict1980
Redford Theatre BuildingDetroitBuilding1985
Redford Township District No. 5 SchoolRedfordBuilding1997
Redstone, Louis G., Residential Historic DistrictDetroitDistrict2014
Remick, Jerome H., and Company, BuildingDetroitBuilding1996
Richard, Pere Gabriel, Elementary SchoolGrosse Pointe FarmsBuilding1994
River Terrace ApartmentsDetroitBuilding2009
Rosedale Gardens Historic DistrictLivoniaDistrict2010
Rosedale Park Historic District (Additional Documentation)DetroitDistrict2006
Royal Palm HotelDetroitBuilding1996
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, Convent and RectoryDetroitBuilding1980
Sacred Heart SeminaryDetroitBuilding1982
Saint Andrew's Memorial Episcopal ChurchDetroitBuilding1986
Saint Joseph Roman Catholic Parish Complex (Boundary Increase)DetroitDistrict1992
Saint Mary of Redford Catholic ChurchDetroitBuilding2025
Saint Matthew ParishDetroitDistrict2023
Saint Paul Catholic Church ComplexGrosse Pointe FarmsBuilding1994
Saint Paul Manor ApartmentsDetroitBuilding1999
Saint Rita ApartmentsDetroitBuilding2017
Saints Peter And Paul ChurchDetroitBuilding1971
Scarab ClubDetroitBuilding1979
Schmidt, Carl E. and Alice Candler, HouseGrosse Pointe FarmsBuilding2005
Second Baptist Church Of DetroitDetroitBuilding1975
Second Baptist Church of Detroit (Additional Documentation)DetroitBuilding1975
Sheldon InnSheldonBuilding2000
Shrine of the Black Madonna of the Pan African Orthodox Christian ChurchDetroitBuilding2021
Sibley HouseDetroitBuilding1971
Sibley, Frederic M., Lumber Company Office BuildingDetroitBuilding1991
Smith, George and Mary Pine, HouseSheldonBuilding2000
Smith, Samuel L., HouseDetroitBuilding1986
Sojourner Truth HomesDetroitDistrict2022
Somerset ApartmentsDetroitBuilding1985
South Pointe Drive-Frenchman's Creek BridgeGrosse IleStructure2000
Sprague, Thomas S., HouseDetroitBuilding1986
Springwells Park Historic DistrictDearbornDistrict2015
St. Albertus Roman Catholic ChurchDetroitBuilding1978
St. Bonaventure MonasteryDetroitBuilding1982
St. Catherine of Siena Roman Catholic Parish ComplexDetroitBuilding1991
St. Charles Borromeo Roman Catholic Parish ComplexDetroitDistrict1989
St. Florian Historic DistrictHamtramckDistrict1984
St. James Episcopal ChurchGrosse IleBuilding1971
St. John's Episcopal ChurchDetroitBuilding1982
St. John's-St. Luke's Evangelical ChurchDetroitBuilding1982
St. Josaphat's Roman Catholic Church ComplexDetroitBuilding1982
St. Joseph's Episcopal ChurchDetroitBuilding1982
St. Joseph's Episcopal ChurchDetroitBuilding1982
St. Joseph's Roman Catholic ChurchDetroitBuilding1972
St. Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr Roman Catholic Parish ComplexDetroitBuilding1989
St. Theresa of Avila Roman Catholic Parish ComplexDetroitBuilding1989
Starkweather SchoolPlymouthBuilding2016
State Savings BankDetroitBuilding1982
Ste. Anne Roman Catholic Church ComplexDetroitBuilding1976
Stearns, Frederick K., HouseDetroitBuilding1985
Stearns, Frederick, BuildingDetroitBuilding1980
Strasburg, Herman, HouseDetroitBuilding1986
Stratton, William B. and Mary Chase, HouseGrosse Pointe ParkBuilding1984
Sts. Peter and Paul AcademyDetroitBuilding1997
Stuber-Stone BuildingDetroitBuilding1996
Sugar Hill Historic DistrictDetroitDistrict2003
Sweet, Ossian H., House (Additional Documentation)DetroitBuilding1985
Sweetest Heart Of Mary Roman Catholic ChurchDetroitBuilding1978
Taylor, Elisha, HouseDetroitBuilding1975
Temple Baptist Church-King Solomon Baptist ChurchDetroitBuilding2015
Temple Beth-ElDetroitBuilding1982
Temple Beth-ElDetroitBuilding1982
The Clay SchoolDetroitBuilding1982
Third Precinct Police StationDetroitBuilding1980
Thompson HomeDetroitBuilding1976
Trinity Episcopal ChurchDetroitBuilding1980
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church ComplexDetroitBuilding1983
Trinity United Methodist ChurchHighland ParkBuilding1982
Trombly, Charles, HouseDetroitBuilding1979
Trowbridge, Charles, HouseDetroitBuilding1976
Truesdell, Ephraim and Emma Woodworth, HouseCantonBuilding2003
Tushiyah United Hebrew School-Scott Memorial Methodist Episcopal ChurchDetroitBuilding2011
U.S. Post Office, Court House, and Custom HouseDetroitBuilding2018
US 12 BridgesDearbornStructure2000
United States Immigration StationDetroitBuilding2013
United States Post Office Plymouth StationPlymouthBuilding2024
United States Postal Service Roosevelt Park StationDetroitBuilding2020
Vanity Ballroom BuildingDetroitBuilding1982
Vaughn’s Book StoreDetroitBuilding2023
Verona ApartmentsDetroitBuilding1986
Vinton BuildingDetroitBuilding1983
Virginia Park Historic DistrictDetroitDistrict1982
WGPR-TV StudioDetroitBuilding2021
WJBK-TV Studios BuildingDetroitBuilding2016
Walker, Franklin H., HouseDetroitBuilding1985
Wall, Carlton D., HousePlymouthBuilding1994
Waltz Road-Huron River BridgeHuron TownshipStructure2000
Wardell, TheDetroitBuilding2007
Warren Motor Car Company BuildingDetroitBuilding2020
Warren-Prentis Historic DistrictDetroitDistrict1997
Washington Boulevard Historic DistrictDetroitDistrict1982
Wayne County CourthouseDetroitBuilding1975
Wayne State University BuildingsDetroitDistrict1978
Weil and Company-Gabriel Richard BuildingDetroitBuilding2017
Wells, William H., HouseDetroitBuilding1985
West Canfield Historic DistrictDetroitDistrict1971
West Canfield Historic District (Boundary Increase)DetroitDistrict1997
West Jefferson Avenue-Rouge River BridgeRiver RougeStructure2000
West Side Dom PolskiDetroitBuilding2007
West Vernor-Junction Historic DistrictDetroitDistrict2002
West Vernor-Lawndale Historic DistrictDetroitDistrict2002
West Vernor-Springwells Historic DistrictDetroitDistrict2002
West Village DistrictDetroitDistrict1980
Whitney, David, HouseDetroitBuilding1972
Whittier HotelDetroitBuilding1985
Willis-Selden Historic DistrictDetroitDistrict1997
Wilson BarnLivoniaBuilding1973
Wilson TheatreDetroitBuilding1977
Women's City ClubDetroitBuilding1979
Woodbridge Neighborhood (Boundary Increase II)DetroitBuilding2008
Woodbridge Neighborhood Historic DistrictDetroitDistrict1980
Woodbridge Neighborhood Historic District (Boundary Increase)DetroitBuilding1997
Woodhouse, John T., HouseGrosse Pointe FarmsBuilding2005
Woodward Ave. Presbyterian ChurchDetroitBuilding1982
Woodward East Historic DistrictDetroitDistrict1975
Wyandotte Odd Fellows TempleWyandotteBuilding2009

Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Wayne was formed in 1815 (1815-11-21) from Erie, Huron Districts.

WAYNE created by Michigan Territory from non-county area in Detroit, Erie, and Huron Districts (District boundaries remained unchanged); included part of disputed strip west of Lake Erie that was also claimed by Ohio but controlled by Michigan.

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

Wayne County population from 1800 to 2020 (Census historical series).

2.7M1.3M2,22718001840188019101920196020002020
1800182018401860188019001920194019501960198020002020
3,2063,57424,17375,547166,444348,7931,177,6452,015,6232,435,2352,666,2972,337,8912,061,1621,793,561

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.

National Park Service sites nearby

NPS

Park units within about 40 km of the county centroid (from NPS Public POIs; no API key).

SiteTypeDist.
RIRAPark unit42.6 km

Source: NPS National Datasets / Public POIs. The NPS Developer API requires a free key and was not used.

Cemeteries & historical places

USGS GNIS

101 cemeteries and 0 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.

Cemeteries — 80 of 101 listed
NameLatLon
Assumption Grotto Catholic Cemetery42.42805-82.98055
Beth El Memorial Park42.41492-83.32703
Beth Olem Cemetery42.38225-83.05131
Bloomdale Cemetery42.15535-83.17828
Bnai - David Cemetery42.40025-83.02366
Cadillac Memorial Gardens West Cemetery42.32747-83.37651
Cherry Hill Cemetery42.30492-83.53799
Chubb Cemetery42.33253-83.4241
Clarenceville Cemetery42.44114-83.33243
Denton Cemetery42.25875-83.52849
Detroit Memorial Park West Cemetery42.37197-83.28826
Downer Cemetery42.2791-83.44476
East Rockwood Cemetery42.05305-83.21277
Elmwood Cemetery42.3492-83.01936
Eloise Cemetery42.28072-83.33923
Evergreen Cemetery42.34422-83.20623
Evergreen Cemetery42.43876-83.12434
Felt Cemetery42.10781-83.40104
Ferndale Cemetery42.17114-83.20131
Ford Cemetery42.35786-83.20122
Forest Hill Cemetery42.39545-83.16777
Forest Lawn Cemetery42.41193-83.02797
Ganong Cemetery42.27466-83.33888
Gethsemane Cemetery42.4042-83.00214
Gibraltar Cemetery42.08698-83.20131
Glen Eden Memorial Park42.43791-83.39924
Glenwood Cemetery42.28814-83.36938
Grand Lawn Cemetery42.41838-83.27293
Hillside Cemetery42.20948-83.49771
Holy Cross Cemetery42.31642-83.14075
Huron Township Cemetery42.12693-83.36401
Huron Valley Cemetery42.10781-83.30326
Kinyon Cemetery42.34239-83.52762
Kittle Cemetery42.13726-83.34215
Knollwood Memorial Park Cemetery42.31609-83.53433
Krause Cemetery42.14309-83.36271
Livonia Cemetery42.39409-83.37384
Mallett Memorial Cemetery42.16453-83.42218
Maple Grove Cemetery42.35021-83.32607
Martinsville Cemetery42.16001-83.45732
Metropolitan Memorial Park42.11614-83.5066
Michigan Memorial Park Cemetery42.11948-83.34715
Mount Carmel Cemetery42.21293-83.16186
Mount Elliott Cemetery42.35059-83.0163
Mount Hazel Cemetery42.42508-83.25727
Mount Hope Memorial Gardens42.41736-83.33358
Mount Kelly Cemetery42.31323-83.26267
Mount Olivet Cemetery42.42419-83.01835
Newburgh Cemetery42.35781-83.39882
North Plymouth Cemetery42.3811-83.4575
Northview Cemetery42.31504-83.25771
Northwest Hebrew Cemetery42.41475-83.32993
Nowland Cemetery42.15711-83.3929
Nowlin Cemetery42.26975-83.26492
Oak Forest Cemetery42.1043-83.29806
Oak Grove Cemetery42.2671-83.27456
Oak Ridge Cemetery42.13142-83.26937
Oakwood Cemetery42.0967-83.31882
Oakwood Cemetery42.42927-83.48637
Oakwood Cemetery42.21505-83.14869
Old Burial Ground42.13818-83.18212
Old Wayne Cemetery42.28327-83.38748
Otisville Cemetery42.18097-83.4482
Our Lady of Hope Cemetery42.17437-83.22362
Parkview Memorial Cemetery42.39341-83.38083
Redford Cemetery42.4064-83.27563
Reves - Wilhelm Cemetery42.28791-83.1709
Riverside Cemetery42.11948-83.32298
Riverside Cemetery42.37247-83.45201
Romulus Memorial Cemetery42.22907-83.39662
Rucker Cemetery42.14223-83.16889
Rural Hill Cemetery42.42366-83.48864
Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery42.15077-83.1398
Sacred Heart of Saint Mary Cemetery42.41909-83.04375
Saint Alphonsus Catholic Church Cemetery42.34636-83.17663
Saint Francis Xavier Cemetery42.24465-83.15118
Saint Hedwig Cemetery42.33326-83.26905
Saint Mary Cemetery42.28231-83.37295
Saint Marys Cemetery42.0665-83.22678
Saint Paul Cemetery42.41166-82.89611

Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.

Historical markers

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