Welcome to Payne ...

Payne is located in Graves County<1>.

The location of Payne has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Payne is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Payne is located in the (270) 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, Iowa, Kansas, 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.

• Murray
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
  • Murray is located in Calloway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,437 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <4>
• Mayfield
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
  • Mayfield is located in Graves County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,685 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayfield <4>
• South Fulton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fulton
  • South Fulton is located in Obion County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,210 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Fulton <4>
• Fulton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
  • Fulton is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,108 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <4>
• Clinton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Hickman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,244 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
• Wingo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wingo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingo
  • Wingo is located in Graves County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wingo <4>
• Water Valley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
  • Water Valley is located in Graves County
  • Estimated population in 2016: 281 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Water Valley <4>
• Pryorsburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryorsburg
  • Pryorsburg is located in Graves County
• Farmington
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
  • Farmington is located in Graves County
• Lynnville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
  • Lynnville is located in Graves County

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.

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 State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/