Wayne County, NC

WAYNE COUNTY, situated toward the southeast part of North Carolina, and traversed by Neuse river. Area, 730 square miles. Seat of justice, Waynesborough. Pop. in 1810 8,687; in 1820, 9,040; in 1830, 10,331; in 1840, 10,891; in 1850, 13,486. (Fanning's, 1853)