Waynetown, Indiana

Waynetown is a town in Wayne Township, Montgomery County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

U.S. Route 136 passes through the center of town as Washington Street, leading east-southeast 9 miles (14 km) to Crawfordsville, the county seat, and west-northwest 11 miles (18 km) to Veedersburg.

Indiana State Road 25 joins US 136 through the center of Waynetown but leads north 6 miles (10 km) to Wingate and south 4 miles (6 km) to its terminus at State Road 32.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Waynetown has a total area of 0.45 square miles (1.17 km2), all land.

24.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The racial makeup of the town was 99.34% White, 0.11% African American, and 0.55% from two or more races.

Waynetown has an elected five-member council which oversees many of the town functions, from grants through utilities, to park and recreation.

Each year the town of Waynetown holds a "Fish Fry" which also runs a carnival.

William Bratton (1778-1841), a member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, settled in the Waynetown area in 1822 and "held various local county and township offices, including Justice of the Peace."

Map of Indiana highlighting Montgomery County