Welcome to Wayne County, Iowa!
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The Wayne County IAGenWeb pages are maintained by Temporary County Coordinators, Sharon R. Becker and Linda Ziemann.
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Wayne County is the fifth county west of the Mississippi River and borders the Counties of Putnam to the southeast and Mercer to the south in Missouri, Decatur to the west, Lucas to the north, and Appanoose to the east. It is comprised of 336,000 acres and 525 sq. miles. It is rich in Historical value as the Mormons laid their trail through here in 1846, while making their way from Nauvoo, Illinois to the Great Salt Lake in Utah. The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad ran through here, gaining prosperity for its towns people, as well as the discovery of coal, which helped increase the population of the county as people began moving in. It contains the 16 townships of Warren, Jackson, Howard, Clinton, Medicine, Washington, Benton, Clay, Jefferson, Monroe, Corydon, Richman, Walnut, Grand River, South Fork and Union.
As of the 2000 census there were 6,730 people, 2,821 households and 1,918 families residing in Wayne County. Corydon is the county seat, and other cities include Allerton, Clio, Humeston, Lineville, Millerton, Promise City and Seymour. Cambria, Confidence and Sewal are all unincorporated communities in Wayne County.
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