Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Wayne County, Utah.

Official Website

Due to its remoteness and harsh terrain, settlements did not appear in the future Wayne County until the 1880s. By 1892, there was enough settlement and enough interest in a separate county (due mainly to the difficulty of accessing the Piute County seat), that Utah Territory passed an act (effective date March 10, 1892) to separate the east portion of Piute into a separate county. The county was named for Wayne County, Tennessee, itself named for Anthony Wayne. The county boundaries have remained unchanged since its creation.

Adjacent Counties

• Emery County
• Grand County
• San Juan County
• Garfield County
• Piute County
• Sevier County

Towns & Communities

• Aldridge
• Bicknell
• Caineville
• Eagle City
• Fremont
• Fruita
• Giles
• Grover
• Hanksville
• Loa (County Seat)
• Lyman
• Notom
• Teasdale
• Torrey

Links

Wikipedia

Nat'l Reg. of Hist. Places

Canyonlands National Park

Capitol Reef National Park

Fishlake National Forest

Glen Canyon Nat'l Rec. Area