Wayne County, IN

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Category: Wayne County, IN

Published on Thursday, 27 October 2011 02:00

Written by Katy Hestand

Courtesy of: Library of Congress: Historic American Buildings Survey, Office of Archeology and Historical Preservation.
HABS IN-115 

Welcome! I'm your County Coordinator and happy to be back on the scene in Indiana.. My name is 
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  and while I don't live in the area, I will do my best to answer your queries or at least point you in the right direction. The site will be changing and I welcome your genealogy information. Please feel free to send your submissions. If you would like to be a Volunteer Coordinator for an Indiana county, please contact the Indiana State Coordinator is  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

If you have materials relating to Wayne County and are willing to do look-ups that would be wonderful. Please send me the name of the publication or service you are willing to provide and I will add it to the site.

Wayne County was formed in 1810 from Dearborn County. It was named for Gen. "Mad" Anthony Wayne, who was an officer during the Revolutionary War.

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I am currently accepting contributions. I would love to have photos of your ancestors and I want to start a "Legends" page devoted to the stories your relatives related to you about your ancestors.

Adjacent Counties
Randolph County (north) 
Darke County, Ohio (northeast) 
Preble County, Ohio (east) 
Union County (south) 
Fayette County (southwest) 
Henry County (west)