Welcome to Payne ...

Payne is located in Bonneville 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 1903.

Payne is 4,740 feet [1,445 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Payne is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Payne lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Payne: (208) & (986)<4>

Communities Also Named Payne ...

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

Beyond Idaho, there are 22 communities that are also named Payne - they are located in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia (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.

• Idaho Falls
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaho Falls
  • Idaho Falls is located in Bonneville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,142 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idaho Falls <5>
• Ammon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ammon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
  • Ammon is located in Bonneville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ammon <5>
• Shelley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelley
  • Shelley is located in Bingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelley <5>
• Rigby
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigby
  • Rigby is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rigby <5>
• Iona
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iona
  • Iona is located in Bonneville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iona <5>
• Ucon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ucon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ucon
  • Ucon is located in Bonneville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,172 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ucon <5>
• Menan
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menan
  • Menan is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menan <5>
• Ririe
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ririe
  • Ririe is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ririe <5>
• Roberts
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
  • Roberts is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 649 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roberts <5>
• Lewisville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
  • Lewisville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisville <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 1903.

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 Bonneville County: www.co.bonneville.id.us/

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/