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History · Wayne Township

Wayne Township’s post office opened in 1813, and 55% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1905 on and the census since 1990.

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How Wayne Township began

When was Wayne Township founded?

1813

The Wayne Township post office opened in 1813, the earliest record of the town by name. Three smaller post offices, Wayne (1813), Lindenville (1849) and Wick (1890), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

First census: 610 in 19902020 census: 668213 years
Founding year: the first Wayne Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Wayne Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Wayne Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Lost villages3 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Wayne Township, and 2 old place names are still on the map.Old housesHalf of Wayne Township’s homes were built before 1938.On the map since 19054 editions of the USGS map, 1905 to 1994. Watch Wayne Township change.
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Start Wayne Township’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Wayne Township’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

Three other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Wayne
1813–1849
Lindenville
1849–1910
Wick
1890–1904
18101920today
Hamlets and corners on the map
WayneWick
Gone or out of use
Wick Post Officepost office
3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Wayne Township
CenterHayesRoberts

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

The story so far

Wayne Township, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Wayne Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Wayne Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 668 people in the township.

Its first post office opened in 1813. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 630 to 668 (+6%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Wayne Township, 1813 to 1910

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1813Post officeThe Wayne post office opens
  3. 1849Post officeThe Wayne post office closes
  4. 1849Post officeThe Lindenville post office opens
  5. 1890Post officeThe Wick post office opens
  6. 20th century
  7. 1904Post officeThe Wick post office closes
  8. 1905On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  9. 1910Post officeThe Lindenville post office closes
By decade

Wayne Township, decade by decade

Today4 recent
Map of Ashtabula County Ohio Highlighting Wayne Township2015Map of Ashtabula County Ohio Highlighting Wayne Towns…MapWayne Center approach on State Route 1932014Wayne Center approach on State Route 193First Congregational Church of2014First Congregational Church ofBoice Fort from US 3222014Boice Fort from US 322
On the map

Wayne Township on the map, 1905 to 1994

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Wayne Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Wayne Township on the 1905 USGS mapWayne Township on the 1959 USGS mapWayne Township on the 1970 USGS mapWayne Township on the 1994 USGS map1905Andover sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Wayne Township.

People over time

Wayne Township, census by census

010020030040050060070020002020Peak: 668

Between 610 and 668 people in every census since 1990.

4 censuses, 1990–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Wayne Township’s Wikipedia page.

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Cherry Valley TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGustavus Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWilliamsfield TownshipIts storyBColebrook TownshipIts storyB+

Questions about Wayne Township’s history

What year was Wayne Township founded?

The Wayne Township post office opened in 1813, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (4), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.