Wayne County

Meanings

proper noun

One of 159 counties in Georgia, United States. County seat: Jesup.
One of 102 counties in Illinois, United States. County seat: Fairfield.
One of 92 counties in Indiana, United States. County seat: Richmond.
One of 99 counties in Iowa, United States. County seat: Corydon.
One of 120 counties in Kentucky, United States. County seat: Monticello.
One of 83 counties in Michigan, United States. County seat: Detroit.
One of 82 counties in Mississippi, United States. County seat: Waynesboro.
One of 114 counties in Missouri, United States. County seat: Greenville.
One of 93 counties in Nebraska, United States. County seat: Wayne.
One of 62 counties in New York, United States. County seat: Lyons.
A village of 1,000 people, Sodus Point is located in Wayne County, where Trump received 61 percent of the vote in 2024.
2026 September 2, Elleianna Green, “Trump’s Lake America order hits a nerve in red-leaning towns along its shore”, in POLITICO
One of 100 counties in North Carolina, United States. County seat: Goldsboro.
One of 88 counties in Ohio, United States. County seat: Wooster.
One of 67 counties in Pennsylvania, United States. County seat: Honesdale.
One of 95 counties in Tennessee, United States. County seat: Waynesboro.
One of 29 counties in Utah, United States. County seat: Loa.
One of 55 counties in West Virginia, United States. County seat: Wayne.

All were named after General Anthony Wayne, except in Utah, which was named after the county in Tennessee.

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APA

Wayne County. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wayne%20County

MLA

“Wayne County.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wayne%20County. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Wayne County,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wayne%20County.