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Welcome to Paynes Town ...

So far, we found very little information about Paynes Town. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Paynes Town to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Paynes Town, please Contact Us.

Paynes Town would have been located within present day Marion County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Paynes Town is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Paynes Town was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Paynes Town was located: 352

Communities near Paynes Town ...

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

  • Gainesville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Ocala
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocala
    • Ocala is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 61,669 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocala <4>
  • Williston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Hawthorne
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Archer
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Micanopy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Reddick
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Evinston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Lowell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Citra
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)

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 Paynes Town. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Paynes Town.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Paynes Town. 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 Paynes Town.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Paynes Town, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Marion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Paynes Town - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.