Wayne County, Tennessee
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 9 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1987. Most listings are in or near Waynesboro, Clifton, Collinwood.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP6 of 9 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
9 listed properties
| Property | City | Listed |
|---|---|---|
| Collinwood Railroad Station | Collinwood | 1988 |
| Evans Chapel United Methodist Church | Waynesboro | 1999 |
| First Presbyterian Church of Clifton (Additional Documentation) | Clifton | 1988 |
| Forty-eight Forge (40WY63) | Waynesboro | 1988 |
| Hughes House | Clifton | 2020 |
| Marion Furnace (40WY61) | Eagle Creek | 1988 |
| Water Street Historic District | Clifton | 1992 |
| Wayne County Courthouse | Waynesboro | 2020 |
| Waynesboro Cumberland Presbyterian Church | Waynesboro | 1987 |
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBWayne was formed in 1817 (1817-11-24) from Hickman.
WAYNE created from HICKMAN and Non-County Area 4; act was technically not valid, but citizens proceeded with the organization of the county [see 8 Oct 1819 for reauthorization].
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusWayne County population from 1820 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1820 | 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,459 | 7,705 | 9,115 | 11,301 | 12,936 | 12,877 | 13,638 | 13,864 | 11,908 | 13,946 | 16,842 | 16,232 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS218 cemeteries and 20 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 80 of 218 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Baker Cemetery |
| Balentine Cemetery |
| Barkley Cemetery |
| Barnes Graves |
| Bawcom Cemetery |
| Beavers Cemetery |
| Bedford Cemetery |
| Bell Cemetery |
| Benham-Hughes-Speer Cemetery |
| Bennett Cole Cemetery |
| Bethlehem Cemetery |
| Black Cemetery |
| Blackshire Cemetery |
| Bloody Branch Cemetery |
| Boshear Cemetery |
| Boyd - Lynch Cemetery |
| Boyd Cemetery |
| Brewer Cemetery |
| Brewer Cemetery |
| Brewer Cemetery |
| Brewer Cemetery |
| Brewer Cemetery |
| Bromley Cemetery |
| Brown Cemetery |
| Brown Cemetery |
| Bucksnort Cemetery |
| Burns Cemetery |
| Burns Cemetery |
| Butler Grove Cemetery |
| Carroll Cemetery |
| Cedar Grove Cemetery |
| Centenary Cemetery |
| Choate Cemetery |
| Choate Cemetery |
| Clifton Cemetery |
| Cole Cemetery |
| Collier Cemetery |
| Collinwood Cemetery |
| Cook Cemetery |
| Cooper Cemetery |
| Copeland Cemetery |
| Copeland Cemetery |
| Copeland Cemetery |
| Copeland Cemetery |
| Cromwell Cemetery |
| Cromwell Crossroads Cemetery |
| Crossno Cemetery |
| Culp Cemetery |
| Cypert-Copeland-Lay Cemetery |
| Cypert-Thornton Cemetery |
| Darby Cemetery |
| Davana Cemetery |
| Dial Cemetery |
| Dicus Cemetery |
| Dillon Farm Cemetery |
| Dixon Cemetery |
| Downing-Byler Cemetery |
| Durham Cemetery |
| Eaton Cemetery |
| Elliott Cemetery |
| Evans Chapel Cemetery |
| Factory Cemetery |
| Flat Gap Cemetery |
| Flippo Grave |
| Fortyeight Cemetery |
| Fortyeight Forge Cemetery |
| Friendship Cemetery |
| Friendship Cemetery |
| Gallaher Cemetery |
| Gean Cemetery |
| Gray Cemetery |
| Greenwood Cemetery |
| Greeson Chapel Cemetery |
| Greeson Family Cemetery |
| Grigg Cemetery |
| Griggs Cemetery |
| Grimes Cemetery |
| Haggard Cemetery |
| Haggard Cemetery |
| Haley - Ward Cemetery |
Historical populated places — 20 of 20
| Name |
|---|
| Bird |
| Browntown |
| Carrollville |
| Corning |
| Cyclone |
| Gower |
| Green River |
| Hardwick |
| Light |
| Lovie |
| Moon |
| Pleasant Valley |
| Sage |
| Sorby |
| Star |
| Starkey |
| Victory |
| Weatherford |
| Whittens Stand |
| Yates |
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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