Waynesboro, Tennessee

Waynesboro, Tennessee
City
Wayne County Courthouse
Wayne County Courthouse
Flag of Waynesboro, Tennessee
Flag
Official seal of Waynesboro, Tennessee
Seal
Motto(s): 
Progressing toward our future, through an understanding of our past[1]
Location of Waynesboro in Wayne County, Tennessee.
Location of Waynesboro in Wayne County, Tennessee.
Waynesboro, Tennessee is located in Tennessee
Waynesboro, Tennessee
Waynesboro, Tennessee
Location in Tennessee
Waynesboro, Tennessee is located in the United States
Waynesboro, Tennessee
Waynesboro, Tennessee
Waynesboro, Tennessee (the United States)
Coordinates: 35°19′10″N 87°45′44″W / 35.31944°N 87.76222°W / 35.31944; -87.76222
CountryUnited States
StateTennessee
CountyWayne
Established1821[2]
Incorporated1850[3]
Named forGeneral Anthony Wayne[4]
Area
[5]
 • Total4.28 sq mi (11.10 km2)
 • Land4.28 sq mi (11.10 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
748 ft (228 m)
Population
 (2020)[6]
 • Total2,317
 • Density540.85/sq mi (208.81/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
38485
Area code931
FIPS code47-78600[7]
GNIS feature ID1326575[8]
Websitewww.cityofwaynesboro.org

Waynesboro (/ˈweɪnzbʌroʊ/) is a city in and the county seat of Wayne County, Tennessee, United States.[9] The population was 2,449 at the 2010 census, up from 2,228 in 2000.[10]

  1. ^ Waynesboro official website. Retrieved: March 1, 2013.
  2. ^ Bob Rains, "Wayne County," Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture. Retrieved: March 1, 2013.
  3. ^ Tennessee Blue Book, 2005-2006, pp. 618-625.
  4. ^ Nancy Capace, Encyclopedia of Tennessee (North American Book Distributors, 2000), p. 229.
  5. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  8. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Waynesboro
  9. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  10. ^ 2010 U.S. Census Archived December 21, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, U.S. Census Bureau. Accessed November 9, 2016.