Welcome to Payneville ...

Payneville is located in Meade County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Payneville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1868.

Payneville is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Payneville (for example, toward Irvington), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The telephone area code for Payneville: (270)

The ZIP code for Payneville: 40157<4>

Communities Also Named Payneville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Payneville - it's located in Alabama.

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

Communities near Payneville ...

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

• Corydon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon
  • Corydon is located in Harrison County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,181 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corydon <5>
• Brandenburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandenburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandenburg
  • Brandenburg is located in Meade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandenburg <5>
• Hardinsburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardinsburg
  • Hardinsburg is located in Breckinridge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardinsburg <5>
• Irvington
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
  • Irvington is located in Breckinridge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvington <5>
• Muldraugh
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muldraugh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldraugh
  • Muldraugh is located in Meade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 981 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muldraugh <5>
• West Point
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
  • West Point is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 875 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <5>
• Leavenworth
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavenworth
  • Leavenworth is located in Crawford County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leavenworth <5>
• Ekron
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekron
  • Ekron is located in Meade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
• New Middletown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Middletown
  • New Middletown is located in Harrison County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Middletown <5>
• Mauckport
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mauckport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauckport
  • Mauckport is located in Harrison County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mauckport <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 Payneville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Payneville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Payneville ...

Looking for more information about Payneville? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Payneville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Payneville.

Adding Payneville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Payneville 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 Payneville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Payneville post office opened in 1868.

We also found Payneville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Payneville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Payneville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/