County · code 49055
Wayne CountyUtah
Wayne County is a county in Utah with its seat in Loa. It was created on March 10, 1892, from Piute County.
- Founded1892
- County seatLoa
- Named forWayne County, Tennessee
- Land area2,461 sq mi + 5.8 sq mi water
- Population2,486 2020 Census
Where it is
Wayne on the map of Utah
Utah has 29 counties and county equivalents, each with its own records office. Shapes with a page are links.
History
Formed in 1892 from Piute County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Wayne County was created by Utah Territory from Piute County on March 10, 1892. It became a county in the state of Utah on January 4, 1896.
- 1892Wayne County created Wayne created by Utah Territory from Piute. · Utah Terr. Laws 1892, 30th sess., ch. 71, pp. 79-81
- 1896Became part of Utah Wayne became a county in the state of Utah. · U.S. Stat., vol. 28, ch. 138 [1894]/pp. 107-112; U.S. Stat., vol. 29, procl. no. 9, [1896]/pp. 876-877; Van Zandt, 159
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Wayne
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Missing
No public parcel map found for Wayne County yet. Lot lines and owners of record are kept by the county (waynecountyutah.org).
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Address points Missing
No public address points layer found for Wayne County yet.
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Buildings Reference
Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026
- Official
- from the office that keeps the record
- Good enough
- a reliable statewide or national copy
- Fallback
- a guide only; check the official record
- Missing
- nothing public found yet
People and land
Wayne by the Census
Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Rules and offices
Wayne County's official site
We have found the county's site but not its offices yet; start there.
County government
- County government
The official website of Wayne County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Wayne County on Parcel Chart's free map and click your parcel. Save it with a free account; the full record of your place (site map, projects, documents) is Pro, in early access.
Questions
Common questions about Wayne County
- When was Wayne County founded?
- Wayne County was founded in 1892, formed from Piute County, and named after Wayne County, Tennessee.
- What is the county seat of Wayne County?
- The county seat of Wayne County is Loa.
- Is there an online parcel map for Wayne County?
- Not that we have found yet. Lot lines and owners of record are kept by the county assessor's office. When a public parcel map appears, it shows here.
- Has Wayne County's boundary or name changed?
- Wayne County was created in 1892 from Piute County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 1 later change.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Wayne County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.
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