Welcome to Paydown ...
Paydown is located in Maries County<1>.
Google driving directions from your current location to Paydown (Patience, this may take a moment).
We aren't confident of the location of Paydown, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Paydown, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
Paydown is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Paydown lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Paydown: 573 & 235<4>
Communities near Paydown ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Paydown.
- Rolla
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolla have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolla
- Rolla is located in Phelps County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,437 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolla <6>
- Saint James
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint James have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
- Saint James is located in Phelps County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,006 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint James <6>
- Owensville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensville
- Owensville is located in Gasconade County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,563 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owensville <6>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Owensville
- From Paydown to Owensville
- Linn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn
- Linn is located in Osage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linn <6>
- Belle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle
- Belle is located in Maries County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,489 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle <6>
- Vienna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vienna have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Vienna is located in Maries County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <6>
- Bland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland
- Bland is located in Gasconade County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bland <6>
- Freeburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Westphalia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westphalia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Westphalia is located in Osage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westphalia <6>
- Argyle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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 Paydown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Paydown.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Paydown. 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 Paydown.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Paydown. See our Newspapers Page for Paydown.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Paydown ...
Looking for more information about Paydown? 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 Paydown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Paydown.
Adding Paydown to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Paydown 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 Paydown was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Paydown.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Paydown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Maries, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Paydown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Paydown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Paydown area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |