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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)
    • Lee City is located in Wolfe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee City
  • Belknap
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Belknap is located in Wolfe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
  • Grassy Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Grassy Creek is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
  • Malone
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Malone is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
  • Mize
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mize is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
  • Netty
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Netty is located in Magoffin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netty

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 (so far) for Payton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Payton post office opened in 1921. The Payton post office closed in 1968.

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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/