Named in the honor of General "Mad" Anthony Wayne, an American Revolutionary War major general, Wayne County was created in the year 1819 with an area of 715.49 sq mi. About 16.7K people with an intermingling cohabitation of White, Native American, black or African American, Asian, Hispanic or Latino, Pacific Islander, and others with more than 7.1K households and 4.9K families are found here. Fairfield forms the county seat and the largest city of the County. The county is situated in the southern portion frequently known as "Little Egypt" of the state of Illinois.

Today the immense public county records file of the Wayne County, Illinois, incorporates data on last will or probate specifics, American Civil War history, immigration and naturalization specifics, marriage volume number, land and estate data, origin and birth details, census data, demise facts, real estate and property facts, obituary notice, marriage and divorce details, burial and cemetery details, war and enlistment data, World War I and II information, civil court case lookups and heaps of other issues.