| Wayne County | was formed in 1779 from Dobbs County. Located in the E section of the state, it is bounded by Greene, Lenoir, Duplin, Sampson, Johnston, and Wilson Counties. It was named for Gen. Anthony Wayne (1745-96), Revolutionary War leader. Area: 555 sq. mi. County seat: Goldsboro, with an elevation of 111 ft. Townships are Brogden, Buck Swamp, Fork, Goldsboro, Grantham, Great Swamp, Indian Springs, Nahunta, New Hope, Pikeville, Saulston, and Stony Creek. Produces tobacco, corn, soybeans, wheat, oats, cotton, poultry, dairy products, baked goods, wood products, sweet potatoes, cantaloupes, pickles, hogs, livestock, and cucumbers. See also St. Patrick's Parish. |
| Waynesborough | first county seat of Wayne County, est. 1787. The town died after the county seat was moved to Goldsboro in 1850. Waynesborough was located on land formerly owned by Andrew Bass, delegate to the Provincial Congress of 1775, at the SW edge of the present county seat on Neuse River. After 1847 many houses were moved from the old town to the new. The old courthouse, built by Col. William McKinne, was destroyed prior to 1917. |
| Waynesville | town and county seat, S Haywood County. Settled about 1800 and known first as Mount Prospect. Inc. 1810. Said to have been named by Col. Robert Love (1760-1845), one of the founders and owner of part of the site, for Gen. Anthony Wayne, whom he knew during the Revolutionary War. Produces rubber, shoes, and paper products. In 1953 the adjacent town of Hazelwood, which see, was inc. into the limits of Waynesville. Alt. 2,635. |