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Welcome to Paynes Mill ...

Paynes Mill is located in Upson County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Paynes Mill: Paynes Ml. (or less commonly used: Paynes Mll.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Paynes Mill for more information about variations on the name of Paynes Mill.

Paynes Mill is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Codes for Paynes Mill: 706 & 762<3>

Communities Also Named Paynes Mill ...

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

Communities near Paynes Mill ...

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

  • Lawrences Mill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Lawrences Mill is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrences Mill
    • Estimated population in 2019: 30,834 people
  • Carrolls
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Carrolls is located in Meriwether County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrolls
    • Estimated population in 2019: 27,259 people
  • Barnesville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Manchester
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Lincoln Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Lincoln Park is located in Upson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,503 people
  • Zebulon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Woodbury
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Russellville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Russellville is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
  • Milner
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Williamson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Paynes Mill ...

Looking for more information about Paynes Mill? 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 Paynes Mill, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Paynes Mill.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Upson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Paynes Mill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 706 code has been Overlayed with the 762 area code. New phone numbers in the Paynes Mill area will be assigned with one of these codes: 706 or 762. As a result, placing a call in the Paynes Mill area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.