Welcome to Paynesville ...
Paynesville is located in the western region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).
Paynesville is located in Ontonagon County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Paynesville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.
Paynesville is 1,260 feet [384 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Paynesville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel south from Paynesville (for example, toward Land O'Lakes (WI)), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Area Code for Paynesville: 906
Communities Also Named Paynesville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Paynesville - they are located in California, Indiana, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Paynesville.
Communities near Paynesville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Paynesville.
- Agate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Trout Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ewen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ewen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewen
- Ewen is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ewen <3>
- Paulding
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kenton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Robbins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Robbins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Robbins is located in Ontonagon County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Robbins
- From Paynesville to Robbins
- Rousseau
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wainola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wainola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wainola
- Wainola is located in Ontonagon County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Wainola
- From Paynesville to Wainola
- Wasas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wasas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasas
- Wasas is located in Ontonagon County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Wasas
- From Paynesville to Wasas
- Fuller
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fuller. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Fuller is located in Gogebic County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fuller
- From Paynesville to Fuller
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 Paynesville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Paynesville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Paynesville. 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 Paynesville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Paynesville. See our Newspapers Page for Paynesville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Paynesville ...
Looking for more information about Paynesville? 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 Paynesville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Paynesville.
Adding Paynesville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Paynesville 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 Paynesville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Paynesville post office opened in 1890.
We also found Paynesville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Paynesville.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Ontonagon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Paynesville - 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/ |