County · code 54099
Wayne CountyWest Virginia
Wayne County is a county in West Virginia, formed in 1842 from Cabell County and named after Anthony Wayne.
- Founded1842
- County seatWayne
- Named forAnthony Wayne
- Land area506 sq mi + 6.1 sq mi water
- Population38,982 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped29,392 checked 16 October 2026
Where it is
Wayne on the map of West Virginia
West Virginia has 55 counties and county equivalents, each with its own records office. Shapes with a page are links.
History
Formed in 1842 from Cabell County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Wayne County was formed in 1842 from Cabell County, and named after Anthony Wayne. Wayne is the county seat.
Deeds and plats from before 1842 for land now in Wayne County may have been recorded in Cabell County.
- 1842Wayne County created Wayne created by Virginia from Cabell. · Va. Acts 1841-1842, ch. 60, sec. 1/pp. 36-38
- 1863Became part of West Virginia Wayne separated from Virginia and became a county in the state of West Virginia. · Swindler, 10:363
- 1868
- 1869Lost territory Wayne lost to Lincoln. · W. Va. Acts 1869, 7th sess., ch. 56, secs. 1-2, 8/pp. 34-36
- 1872Gained territory Wayne gained from Lincoln. · W. Va. Acts 1872, 10th sess., ch. 106, sec. 1/p. 155
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 Good enough
Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 29,392 parcels from West Virginia University GIS Technical Center. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
checked 16 October 2026 -
Address points Official
One point per address, 20,389 in all from WV GIS Technical Center (WVGISTC, West Virginia University — the state's GIS clearinghouse) serving WV Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (WVDHSEM) SAMS-II address points.
checked 13 October 2026 -
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
Who to ask before you build, dig or sell
Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.
Records
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 1842, formed from Cabell County, and named after Anthony Wayne.
- What is the county seat of Wayne County?
- The county seat of Wayne County is Wayne.
- Is there an online parcel map for Wayne County?
- Yes. West Virginia University GIS Technical Center publishes a parcel map of 29,392 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Wayne County's boundary or name changed?
- Wayne County was created in 1842 from Cabell County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 4 later changes, chiefly involving Lincoln County and Logan County.
- 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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