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Website. www .waynecountywv .org. Wayne County is the westernmost county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 38,982. [1] Its county seat is Wayne. [2] The county was founded in 1842 and named for General "Mad" Anthony Wayne. [3] Wayne County is part of the Huntington–Ashland, WV–KY–OH Metropolitan ...
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Wayne, West Virginia. Location of Wayne in Wayne County,...
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Wayne County is the westernmost county in the U.S. state of...
- Wayne, West Virginia - Wikipedia
Apr 26, 2024 · 1842 --Wayne County was created 18 January 1842 from Cabell County. County seat: Wayne [5] For animated maps illustrating West Virginia county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation West Virginia County Boundary Maps" (1617-1995) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.
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Wayne County lies in the juncture of two of West Virginia’s major rivers, the Big Sandy and the Ohio. The county occupies 512.3 square miles. The town of Wayne is the county seat. Originally called Trout’s Hill, the town was incorporated as Fairview in 1882, and the name changed to Wayne in 1911. Although the southern half of the county was ...
Wayne County, the westernmost county in West Virginia (WV), was established in 1842 and named in honor of General Anthony Wayne. Its county seat is at Wayne. It is hilly and forested, though some gentle valleys follow Twelvepole Creek and the Big Sandy River as they course northward to the Ohio River, which forms the northern boundary of the county. The lowest point in the valley of the Ohio ...
The county was founded in 1842.[3] Wayne County is the westernmost county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 42,481.[1]
