Welcome to Payne ...

Payne is located in Fremont County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Payne, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Payne, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Payne is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Payne lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Payne lies within the (712) area code.

Communities Also Named Payne ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Payne - they are located in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia (2), Idaho (2), Illinois, Indiana, 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.

• Nebraska City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska City
  • Nebraska City is located in Otoe County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,252 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nebraska City <4>
• Auburn
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in Nemaha County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,342 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <4>
• Hamburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
  • Hamburg is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <4>
• Sidney
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
  • Sidney is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <4>
• Tabor
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
  • Tabor is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tabor <4>
• Peru
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
  • Peru is located in Nemaha County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <4>
• Murray
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
  • Murray is located in Cass County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <4>
• Farragut
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farragut have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farragut
  • Farragut is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farragut <4>
• Riverton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
  • Riverton is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverton <4>
• Union
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Union is located in Cass County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <4>

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 1884.

We also found Payne in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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 Fremont County: www.co.fremont.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/