Welcome to Waynesboro ...

The city of Waynesboro is located in Burke County<1> and is the County Seat for Burke County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Waynesboro, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Waynesboro has a population of 5,399 people<2> (see below for details).

Waynesboro is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Waynesboro lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Waynesboro: (706) and (762)<4>

The ZIP code for Waynesboro: 30830<5>

Websites for Waynesboro ...

Official Website: www.waynesboroga.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Waynesboro had an population of 5,399 people. This is a decrease of 6.36% since the 2010 Census.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Waynesboro had a population of 5,766 people (which is 24.73% of the total population of Burke County). This makes Waynesboro the county's most populous community.

The population of Waynesboro represents 0.06% of the population of Georgia (which has 9,687,653 people), making it the state's 111st most populous community.

More information can be found on the Census Page for Waynesboro.

Communities Also Named Waynesboro ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Waynesboro - they are located in Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Virginia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Waynesboro.

Communities near Waynesboro ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Waynesboro.

• De Bruce
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Bruce have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Bruce
  • De Bruce is located in Richmond County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 25,696 people
• Drone
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drone have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drone
  • Drone is located in Burke County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 14,568 people
• Hephzibah
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hephzibah
  • Hephzibah is located in Richmond County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,936 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hephzibah <7>
• Sardis
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
  • Sardis is located in Burke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 970 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sardis <7>
• Blythe
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythe
  • Blythe is located in Richmond County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 700 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blythe <7>
• Keysville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
  • Keysville is located in Burke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keysville <7>
• Girard
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
  • Girard is located in Burke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Girard <7>
• Vidette
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
  • Vidette is located in Burke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
• Munnerlyn
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munnerlyn have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munnerlyn
  • Munnerlyn is located in Burke County
• Gough
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gough
  • Gough is located in Burke County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gough <7>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Waynesboro. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Waynesboro.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Waynesboro. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Waynesboro.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Waynesboro. Our list includes 10 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Waynesboro.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Waynesboro ...

Looking for more information about Waynesboro? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Waynesboro, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Waynesboro.

Adding Waynesboro to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Waynesboro in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Waynesboro was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Waynesboro on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Georgia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Waynesboro.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Waynesboro: www.waynesboroga.com/

The official website for Burke County: www.burkecounty-ga.gov/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/