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Welcome to Paynes ...

Paynes is located in Tallahatchie County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Paynes, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

Paynes is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Paynes lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Paynes: 662 & 471<3>

Communities Also Named Paynes ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Paynes - they are located in Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Ontario and Texas.

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

Communities near Paynes ...

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

  • Grenada
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Charleston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Crowder
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Crowder is located in Quitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
  • Oakland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Webb
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Sumner
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Glendora
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Tillatoba
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Rosebloom
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Crevi ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Crevi is located in Tallahatchie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crevi

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 Paynes. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Paynes.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Paynes ...

Looking for more information about Paynes? 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 Paynes, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Paynes.

Adding Paynes to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Paynes 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 Paynes was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Paynes post office opened in 1891. The Paynes post office closed in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Paynes.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Tallahatchie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Paynes - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Paynes area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Paynes area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/