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==Geography==

==Geography==

Wayne County is located in the Ozark foothills of southeastern Missouri, bordered on the north by Madison County, on the east by [[Bollinger County, Missouri|Bollinger County]], on the southeast by [[Stoddard County, Missouri|Stoddard County]], on the south by [[Butler County, Missouri|Butler County]], on the southwest by Carter County, on the west by Reynolds County, and on the northwest by Iron County. It has a total area of 774.06 square miles, including 759.18 of land and 14.89 of water.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20131021170230/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_29.txt</ref>

Wayne County is located in the Ozark foothills of southeastern Missouri, bordered on the north by [[Madison County, Missouri|Madison County]], on the east by [[Bollinger County, Missouri|Bollinger County]], on the southeast by [[Stoddard County, Missouri|Stoddard County]], on the south by [[Butler County, Missouri|Butler County]], on the southwest by Carter County, on the west by Reynolds County, and on the northwest by Iron County. It has a total area of 774.06 square miles, including 759.18 of land and 14.89 of water.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20131021170230/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_29.txt</ref>

Most of the county is part of the Ozark Plateau, with roughly the northwestern half belonging to the St. Francois Mountains range, which contains some of the highest peaks in the state. Clark Mountain, located just northeast of Piedmont, is the highest elevation in the county, at about 1,440 feet, and several other hills peak over 1,000 feet. The central part of the county is somewhat lower in elevation, especially along the St. Francis River south of Greenville. A small portion of southeastern Wayne County, just below Lake Wappapello, is part of the flat Mississippi Alluvial Plain, with an elevation of about 345 feet at its lowest point.<ref>https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=6580</ref>

Most of the county is part of the Ozark Plateau, with roughly the northwestern half belonging to the St. Francois Mountains range, which contains some of the highest peaks in the state. Clark Mountain, located just northeast of Piedmont, is the highest elevation in the county, at about 1,440 feet, and several other hills peak over 1,000 feet. The central part of the county is somewhat lower in elevation, especially along the St. Francis River south of Greenville. A small portion of southeastern Wayne County, just below Lake Wappapello, is part of the flat Mississippi Alluvial Plain, with an elevation of about 345 feet at its lowest point.<ref>https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=6580</ref>