Welcome to Payne's Depot (aka 'Paynes') ...

Payne's Depot is located in Scott County<1>.

Payne's Depot was founded in 1792.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Payne's Depot: Named after the Payne family.

Payne's Depot is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Payne's Depot lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Payne's Depot: 859

The community of Payne's Depot has also been called Paynes.

Communities near Payne's Depot ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Payne's Depot.

• Lexington - Fayette
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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  • Lexington - Fayette is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 324,735 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lexington - Fayette
  • From Payne's Depot to Lexington - Fayette
• Georgetown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <4>
• Nicholasville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
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  • Nicholasville is located in Jessamine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,888 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nicholasville <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Nicholasville
  • From Payne's Depot to Nicholasville
• Frankfort
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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  • Frankfort is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Frankfort
  • From Payne's Depot to Frankfort
• Lawrenceburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrenceburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceburg
  • Lawrenceburg is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceburg <4>
• Versailles
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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  • Versailles is located in Woodford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,308 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Versailles <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Versailles
  • From Payne's Depot to Versailles
• Wilmore
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
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  • Wilmore is located in Jessamine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,343 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmore <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wilmore
  • From Payne's Depot to Wilmore
• Midway
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
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  • Midway is located in Woodford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midway <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Midway
  • From Payne's Depot to Midway
• Stamping Ground
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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  • Stamping Ground is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Stamping Ground
  • From Payne's Depot to Stamping Ground
• Sadieville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sadieville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sadieville
  • Sadieville is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people

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's Depot. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Payne's Depot.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Payne's Depot. See our Newspapers Page for Payne's Depot.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Payne's Depot ...

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

Adding Payne's Depot to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Payne's Depot 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's Depot was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Payne's Depot post office opened in 1852.

We also found Payne's Depot in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Payne's Depot.