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Welcome to Peyton ...

Peyton is located in Claiborne County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Peyton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.

Peyton is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Peyton: 601 & 769<3>

Communities Also Named Peyton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Peyton - they are located in Colorado, Georgia, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Peyton ...

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

  • Fayette
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Port Gibson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Allen
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Allen is located in Copiah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
  • Red Lick
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Red Lick is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
  • Saint Elmo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Saint Elmo is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
  • Carlisle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Carlisle is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Myles
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Myles is located in Copiah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myles
  • Bowerton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Bowerton is located in Copiah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
  • Caseyville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
  • Willows
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Willows is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Peyton ...

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

Adding Peyton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Peyton post office opened in 1899. The Peyton post office closed in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Peyton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Claiborne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Peyton - 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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Peyton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Peyton 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/