Map of Waynesboro city, Tennessee

Waynesboro is a city in and the county seat of Wayne County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 2,449 at the 2010 census, up from 2,228 in 2000.

Waynesboro city overview:
Name:	Waynesboro city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Tennessee
County:	Wayne County
Incorporated:	1850
Elevation:	748 ft (228 m)
Total Area:	4.28 sq mi (11.10 km²)
Land Area:	4.28 sq mi (11.10 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	2,317
Population Density:	540.85/sq mi (208.81/km²)
ZIP code:	38485
Area code:	931
FIPS code:	4778600
GNISfeature ID:	1326575
Website:	www.cityofwaynesboro.org

Online Interactive Map

Waynesboro online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

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History

Waynesboro was founded in 1821 as a county seat for the newly created Wayne County. The city initially consisted of a 40-acre (16 ha) plot that included the courthouse and jail. A school, Ashland Academy, was established in 1843. The city incorporated in 1850.

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Geography

Waynesboro is concentrated around the junction of State Route 13 and U.S. Route 64, 105 miles (169 km) south of Nashville, and 135 miles (217 km) east Memphis. State Route 99, which intersects US 64 in eastern Waynesboro, connects the city with Hohenwald to the northeast. The Natchez Trace Parkway intersects US 64 a few miles east of Waynesboro.

Waynesboro lies along the banks of the Green River, which slices a narrow valley oriented north-to-south en route to its mouth along the Buffalo River to the north. Hurricane Creek, which approaches from the southeast, empties into the Green River just north of the city. Much of the forest northwest of Waynesboro is part of the Eagle Creek Wildlife Management Area.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.5 km), all of it land.