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 AIRPORTS

Hassell Field
Longest Runway: 4,600 Ft
Runway Lights: Yes
Radio Communications: None

 HIGHWAYS

U S Highways:

64

State Highways:

13, 48, 69, 99, 114, 128, 203, 227, 228, 242

 HISTORICAL

Established 1817
Reestablished October 8, 1819

Waynesboro is county seat
Second largest county in Tennessee

PEOPLE

Named for Major General Anthony Wayne (1745-1796)

Officer in the Revolutionary War
Answered to nickname of "Mad Anthony Wayne"

Cemetery Records

Post Offices
LEAPYEAR Opened: July 19, 1880 Closed: Operating
LIDDENSVILLE Opened: Jan. 21, 1829 Closed: April 14, 1830
LIGHT Opened: Oct. 3, 1881 Closed: July 31, 1907
LUTTS Opened: Feb. 15, 1888 Closed: Operating
MANNIE Opened: May 12, 1891 Closed: March 21, 1903
OLDS Opened: Jan. 30, 1891 Closed: Aug. 15, 1902
PATRIOT Opened: Feb. 20, 1852
Re-Opened: Jan. 6, 1870
Closed: June 20, 1867
Re-Closed: June 23, 1871
PHILLIPSVILLE Opened: Sept. 16, 1850 Closed: Feb. 24, 1852
PLEASANT VALLEY Opened: Feb. 8, 1837
Re-Opened: Dec. 17, 1878
Closed: Aug. 5, 1858
Re-Closed: March 31, 1914
RANWOOD Opened: June 26, 1919 Closed: March 12, 1920
RIVERSIDE Opened: Nov. 2, 1893 Closed: Feb. 27, 1896
ROCKY KNOLL Opened: June 3, 1878 Closed: Oct. 2, 1893
RUPPERTOWN Opened: Feb. 21, 1920 Closed: March 6, 1931
SAGE Opened: Aug. 22, 1898 Closed: July 30, 1904
SECOND Opened: July 14, 1880
Re-Opened: Oct. 4, 1837
Closed: Nov. 22, 1880
Re-Closed: Feb. 1, 1838
SIMS Opened: May 18, 1888 Closed: March 31, 1903
SMITH Opened: June 13, 1894 Closed: Dec. 28, 1896
SORBY Opened: Sept. 20, 1837
Re-Opened: March 31, 1846
Re-Opened: Oct. 13, 1871
Closed: Oct. 16, 1845
Re-Closed: Sept. 22, 1866
Re-Closed: March 31, 1903
STAR Opened: June 25, 1895 Closed: July 31, 1907
STOUT Opened: Aug. 16, 1880 Closed: July 31, 1911
TOPSY Opened: April 18, 1901 Closed: Aug. 15, 1914
VICTORY Opened: Jan. 19, 1849
Re-Opened: Oct. 7, 1873
Closed: May 5, 1860
Re-Closed: Dec. 31, 1905
WAYNE FURNACE Opened: June 13, 1871 Closed: March 11, 1880
WAYNESBORO Opened: June 29, 1812 Closed: Operating
WEATHERFORD Opened: June 23, 1880
Re-Opened: Sept. 29, 1898
Closed: Feb. 13, 1898
Re-Closed: Sept. 15, 1904
WHITACKER'S BLUFF Opened: Aug. 28, 1851 Closed: Sept. 22, 1866
WHITTEN'S STAND Opened: Oct. 10, 1873
Re-Opened: Oct. 20, 1884
Closed: Sept. 4, 1884
Re-Closed: Dec. 31, 1905

 HOSPITALS

Wayne Medical Center

Hwy 64 E
Waynesboro

 STATISTICS

WAYNE COUNTY:

SIZE

Square Miles: 739
Miles of City Streets: 37.39
Miles of County Roads: 737.69

SPECIAL DAYS

Nana's Playground Annual Easter Egg Hunt Waynesboro City Park 10:00 a.m.
Week before Easter
Pumpkin Harvest Festival 3rd weekend in October
July 4th Celebration Sponsored by City of Waynesboro
Waynesboro City Park
Arts and Crafts Fair
Entertainment
Concession Stands
Civic Organizations
Horseshoe Tourney
Swimming Pool
Collinwood Old Timer's Day Sponsored by Collinwood Beautification Board
Ralph M Hughes Sr Memorial Park
End of August
Breakfast cooked in park
Parade
Arts and Crafts
Country cooking all day
Horseshoe Bend Festival weekend after Labor Day
Soft Ball Tournament
Fish fry and dance
Horseshoe Bend Sportsman's Festival
Mad Anthony Wayne Festival & Tour de Wayne Bicycle Ride
last Saturday of February
Hosted by First Baptist Church Clifton
2nd weekend in June

VISITOR CENTERS

Wayne County Chamber of Commerce

P.O. Box 675
Room 303 Courthouse
Waynesboro 38485
email: chamber@netease.net

 

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CLIFTON

ATTRACTIONS

T.S. Stribling House and Museum
300 E Water St   Clifton 38425
Stribling awarded Pulitzer prize in 1933 for The Store
Houses items from pulitzer prize winner's life and career

HISTORICAL

Bluffs on the river gave Clifton its name
Founded 1840
Incorporated in 1946
Clifton Ferry
Located on the Tennessee River
One of the last operating ferries in Tennessee
Connects Hwy 114 and operates all year
Fee charged

CHURCHES

First Baptist Church
317 Church St
Clifton, TN
Clifton Church Of Christ

STATISTICS

POPULATION LOCATION CODES
1960- 708
1970- 737
1980- 773
1990- 620


Zip: 38428

 

 

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COLLINWOOD

 HISTORICAL

Founded 1913 Name taken from W W Collins, manager for Tennessee Valley Iron and RR Co Incorporated in 1915
RAILROAD DEPOT Off Hwy 13 S
Constructed in 1913
Now serves as local library

SCHOOLS

Collinwood Elementary School Collinwood High School Collinwood Middle School
RR 1 Box 300
Collinwood 38450
RR 1 Box 301
Collinwood 38450
RR 1 Box 300
Collinwood 38450
CHURCHES
Church of God of Prophecy
1180 Railroad Bed Rd
E-mail:collinwoodchurch@hotmail.com
Collinwood Church of Christ
Tennessee St
Collinwood Church of God
205 1st Ave
Fairview Church of Christ First Baptist Church
201 6th Ave N
Hickory Springs Holiness Church
861 Dogwood Flats Rd
Millbrook Freewill Baptist Church
1385 Shawnettee Rd
New Life Baptist Church
3rd Ave
E-mail:rnelson@netease.net
Stateline Baptist Church

 STATISTICS

POPULATION LOCATION CODES
1960- 596
1970- 922
1980- 1,064
1990- 1,014
Zip: 38450

 

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IRON CITY

 HISTORICAL

Incorporated in 1962

CHURCHES

Fairview Church Of Christ
3199 Chisholm Road
Iron City 38463
Stateline Baptist Church
3855 Chisolm Rd
Iron City 38463
Williams Chapel Free Will Baptist Church
2871 Railroad Bed Rd
Iron City 38463
Email:  musical777@hotmail.com

 

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WAYNESBORO

 ATTRACTIONS

Buddys Place Natural Bridge Park
Waynesboro 10 miles east of Waynesboro off Hwy. 64
World's only doublespan natural bridge, campground, motel, free fishing, and restaurant, country music shows performed on Sat. nights during summer
Open daily, admission

 GOLF

COURSE: Green River Country Club
Open to Public
Waynesboro

 HISTORICAL

Established in 1821
Incorporated in 1827

PEOPLE Town and county honor name of "Mad Anthony" Wayne
HISTORICAL SOCIETIES Wayne County Historical Society
Rt. 1 (37185)

CHURCHES

Calvary Baptist Church
Hwy 64
Waynesboro 38485
Church of Christ
Waynesboro 38485
Church of God Parsonage
522 Hwy 64 W
Waynesboro 38485
First Baptist Church
Main St
Waynesboro 38485
First United Methodist Church
311 Hassell St
Waynesboro 38485
Green River Baptist Church
Hwy 13 S
Waynesboro 38485
Philadelphia Church
Hwy 64 W
Waynesboro 38485
Saint Cecilia's Catholic Church
Waynesboro 38485
Waynesboro Church of Christ
304 Hassell St
Waynesboro 38485
Zion Baptist Church Waynesboro 38485

 HORSEBACK RIDING

Buffalo River Trail Ride Horseback Riding resort in the hills & beauty of Tennessee
Admission charged

  LIBRARY

Wayne County Public Library Waynesboro

 STATISTICS

POPULATION 1960- 1,343
1970- 1,983
1980- 2,109
1990- 1,824
LOCATION CODES Zip: 38485

 

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