Welcome to Payton ...
Payton is located in Morgan County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Payton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1921.
Payton is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Payton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Payton: 606
Communities Also Named Payton ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Payton - they are located in California, Georgia and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Payton.
Communities near Payton ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Payton.
- West Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jackson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Salyersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Campton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lee City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee City
- Lee City is located in Wolfe County
- Belknap
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
- Belknap is located in Wolfe County
- Grassy Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Grassy Creek is located in Morgan County
- Malone
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malone have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
- Malone is located in Morgan County
- Mize
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mize have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
- Mize is located in Morgan County
- Netty
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Netty. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netty
- Netty is located in Magoffin 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 Payton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Payton.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Payton. 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 Payton.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Payton. See our Newspapers Page for Payton.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Payton ...
Looking for more information about Payton? 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 Payton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Payton.
Adding Payton to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Payton 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 Payton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Payton post office opened in 1921.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Payton.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Morgan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Payton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |