604 WAYNE COUNTY. 



WAYNE. 



Boundaries, Extent. — This county is bounded N. E. by 

 Mcintosh ; E. by Glynn ; S, by Camden, and W. by Ware and 

 AppHng. Wayne is a portion of the territory obtained from 

 the Creeks by the United States Commissioners, in a treaty 

 entered into at or near Fort Wilkinson, on the 16th of June, 

 1802, and was laid out in 1803, by the Lottery Act, and or- 

 ganized in 1805. It is 33 miles long, and 18 wide, containing 

 594 square miles. 



Rivers, Creeks. — The Great St. Ilia river runs through the 

 southern part of the county. The Alatamaha washes the 

 north side ; the FinhoUoway flows into the Alatamaha. There 

 are several streams of less importance, such as McMillen's 

 creek, &c. 



Value of Town Lots, &c. — The value of town lots is 

 $4,200. Value of stock in trade, $4;200. Money at interest, 

 $10,130. 



Population, Taxes, Representation. — According to 

 the census of 1845, the population was 935 whites, and 355 

 blacks ; total, 1,290 ; being less than any other county. State 

 tax for 1848, $317 92. Sends one representative to the Le- 

 gislature. 



Post Office — Waynesville. 



Town. — Waynesville is the seat of justice, situated in the 

 southeast part, one mile from the main road leading from Fort 

 Barrington ferry on the Alatamaha to St. Mary's ; 176 miles 

 from Milledgeville, 20 from Fort Barrington, 45 from St. Ma- 

 ry's, and 22 from Jefiersonton. It has one store, one Baptist 

 church, one academy, and one boarding-house. The courts 

 are held in the academy, and there is no jail. Near the vil- 

 lage there are many beautiful pine hills, with pure water, 

 affording delightful summer residences for the wealthy plant- 

 ers of Glynn. 



Nature of the Soil, Productions. — The soil is gene- 

 rally poor, barren, pine land. When manured, it will produce 

 . about 20 bushels of corn per acre. The productions are long 



