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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Wayne Township is one of thirteen townships in Henry County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,216 and it contains 1,828 housing units.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 4,216 to 4,115 (-2%). Half of its homes were built before 1955.

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

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Wayne, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Wayne is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Wayne has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Knightstown, Old, and Glen Cove Cemeteries in Knightstown, 1.7 miles away.

Wayne and the nearest listed places

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Knightstown, Old, and Glen Cove CemeteriesKnightstown AcademyElias Hinshaw HouseKnightstown Historic DistrictIndiana Soldiers' and Sailors' Children's HomeMount Pleasant Beech Church and Beech Cemetery

Closest to Wayne

Knightstown, Old, and Glen Cove CemeteriesKnightstown · Site1.7miKnightstown AcademyKnightstown · Built 18762.1miElias Hinshaw HouseKnightstown · Building2.3miKnightstown Historic DistrictKnightstown · District2.3miIndiana Soldiers' and Sailors' Children's HomeCenter · Built 18654.2mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Knightstown, Old, and Glen Cove Cemeteries’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Wayne?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Wayne’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Knightstown📜 Spiceland📜 Shirley📜 Wilkinson
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