Editing Wayne County, Nebraska (section)

==Communities==

=== Cities ===

* [[Wakefield, Nebraska|Wakefield]] (partial)
* [[Wayne, Nebraska|Wayne]] (county seat)

=== Villages ===

* [[Carroll, Nebraska|Carroll]]
* [[Hoskins, Nebraska|Hoskins]]
* [[Sholes, Nebraska|Sholes]]
* [[Winside, Nebraska|Winside]]

=== Unincorporated community ===

* [[Altona, Nebraska|Altona]]

Several towns in Wayne County's early history no longer exist. LaPorte had nearly 300 citizens at one time and was home to a temporary courthouse until the railroad chose a different route. Towns such as Taffe, Logan City, Apex, Melvin, Weber and Spring Branch no longer exist.

===Precincts===
There are 13 precincts in Wayne County. They were named for officials, early settlers or neighborhood creeks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.waynecountyne.org/index.aspx?NID=78|title=Wayne County Precincts|publisher=County of Wayne NE| access-date=August 24, 2014}}</ref>
* Brenna - named for the sister of F.E. Moses, the first settler in the precinct.
* Chapin - named for early settler Arthur T. Chapin.
* Deer Creek - named for the deer horns found on the prairies in early days.
* Garfield - named for US President [[James A. Garfield]].
* Hancock - named for Civil War Brigadier General [[Winfield Scott Hancock]].
* Hoskins - first named Spring Branch; later named for Mr. Hoskins who was secretary for Mr. Peavy, a member of the land company that laid out the village of Hoskins. 
* Hunter - named for early settler Cyrus E. Hunter, from Lee County IL.
* Logan - probably named for John A. Logan, the vice presidential candidate with presidential candidate [[James G. Blaine]]. 
* Leslie - either named for a pinoeer-days judge, or for a post office. 
* Plum Creek - named for wild plums seen along the creek in early days.
* Sherman - named for Civil War General.
* Strahan - named for J.M. Strahan, an early settler.
* Wilbur - named for Russell H. Wilbur, a pioneer in the precinct.