Welcome to Payne ...

The city of Payne is located in Cherokee County<1>.

The location of Payne has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Payne, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Payne is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Payne lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Payne (for example, toward Gaylesville (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Payne is served by one (or more) of the following area codes: (470)<4>, (678) & (770).

Websites for Payne ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.cherokee-chamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Payne, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Payne ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Georgia communities named Payne: This one is located in Cherokee County and the other is located in Bibb County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 22 communities that are also named Payne - they are located in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario (2), South Carolina, Texas (2) and Virginia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Payne.

Communities near Payne ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Payne.

• Roswell
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
  • Roswell is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,434 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roswell <5>
• Marietta
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
  • Marietta is located in Cobb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,786 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marietta <5>
• Smyrna
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
  • Smyrna is located in Cobb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <5>
• Milton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Milton is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,037 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <5>
• Kennesaw
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennesaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennesaw
  • Kennesaw is located in Cobb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennesaw <5>
• Kennesaw Acres
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennesaw Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennesaw Acres
  • Kennesaw Acres is located in Cobb County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 34,077 people
• Woodstock
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
  • Woodstock is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,625 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <5>
• Canton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <5>
• Acworth
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acworth
  • Acworth is located in Cobb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Acworth <5>
• Cartersville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
  • Cartersville is located in Bartow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,037 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cartersville <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Payne. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Payne.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Payne. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Payne.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Payne. See our Newspapers Page for Payne.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Payne ...

Looking for more information about Payne? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Payne, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Payne.

Adding Payne to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Payne in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Payne was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Payne post office opened in 1894.

We also found Payne on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Payne.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Payne. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cherokee County: www.cherokeega.com/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/