{"id":2924,"date":"2023-04-20T21:04:38","date_gmt":"2023-04-20T21:04:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=2924"},"modified":"2026-08-20T19:23:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T19:23:52","slug":"wayne-county-illinois","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/wayne-county-illinois\/","title":{"rendered":"Wayne County, Illinois"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wayne County is a county in Illinois, United States, in the region locally called “Little Egypt.” It had a population of 16,179 at the 2020 census and covers 715 square miles (1,850 km2) centred near 38°26′N 88°25′W.<\/p>\n

Fairfield is the county seat, and its postal code is 62837. The county has one city, eight villages and about two dozen unincorporated communities, grouped into 20 civil townships. Wayne County sits in the Central time zone.<\/p>\n

Towns & Villages in Wayne County<\/h2>\n

Wayne County has 34 named places on record: one city (the seat), eight incorporated villages, and 25 unincorporated communities and crossroads. “CDP” denotes a Census-Designated Place with its own population count; “Unincorp.” denotes a community with no incorporated government and, usually, no separately tallied population.<\/p>\n

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Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nTownship<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Fairfield<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\nBarnhill<\/td>\n5,073<\/td>\n62837<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cisne<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n62823<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Golden Gate<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jeffersonville<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Johnsonville<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n62850<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Keenes<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mount Erie<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nMount Erie<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sims<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wayne City<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n62895<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Barnhill<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nBarnhill<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Blue Point<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Boyleston<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Campbell<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cincinnati<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Covington<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Crisp<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ellery<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Enterprise<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fairfield Estates<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nBarnhill<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Geff<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n62842<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hubbard<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Keenesville<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Klines Corner<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mayberry<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Merriam<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middleton<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mill Shoals<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Orchardville<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nOrchard<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rinard<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Round Prairie<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scottsville<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Smithville<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Toms Prairie<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Zenith<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Keenes and Keenesville are two distinct places despite the similar names — Keenes is an incorporated village, Keenesville a separate unincorporated crossroads a few miles away. Fairfield Estates is a small unincorporated subdivision on the edge of Fairfield itself, not a separate town.<\/p>\n

Townships<\/h2>\n

Wayne County is divided into 20 civil townships. Verified 2020 township-level population figures were not available for this update, so the table below lists the townships without a population column; several carry the name of a village or community that sits within their boundaries.<\/p>\n

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Township<\/th>\nNotable settlement<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Barnhill<\/td>\nBarnhill<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mount Erie<\/td>\nMount Erie<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Arrington<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bedford<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Berry<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Big Mound<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Elm River<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Four Mile<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Garden Hill<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Grover<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hickory Hill<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Indian Prairie<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jasper<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Keith<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lamard<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Leech<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Massilon<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Orchard<\/td>\nOrchardville<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Orel<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Zif<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n