Welcome to Payment ...
Payment is located in the eastern region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).
Payment is located in Chippewa County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Payment, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.
Payment is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Payment lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Payment lies within the (906) area code.
Communities near Payment ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Payment.
- Sault Sainte Marie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sault Sainte Marie
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sault Sainte Marie <3>
- Sault Sainte Marie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sault Sainte Marie
- Sault Sainte Marie is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,359 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sault Sainte Marie <3>
- Echo Bay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Bay
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Echo Bay <3>
- Huckson Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huckson Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huckson Corners
- Gardenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Gardenville is located in Chippewa County
- Laird
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Odena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Steelton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - East Korah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Korah
- Isbester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
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 Payment. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Payment.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Payment. 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 Payment.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Payment. See our Newspapers Page for Payment.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Payment ...
Looking for more information about Payment? 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 Payment, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Payment.
Adding Payment to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Payment 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 Payment was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Payment post office opened in 1892.
We also found Payment on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Payment.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Payment. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Chippewa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Payment - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |