Welcome to Peyton ...

Peyton is located in Claiborne County<1>.

The location of Peyton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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.<3>.

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

Area codes for Peyton: (601) and (769)<4>

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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
  • Fayette is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <5>
• Port Gibson
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Gibson
  • Port Gibson is located in Claiborne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Gibson <5>
• Red Lick
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
  • Red Lick is located in Jefferson County
• Saint Elmo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Elmo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
  • Saint Elmo is located in Claiborne County
• Carlisle
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlisle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Carlisle is located in Claiborne County
• Myles
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Myles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myles
  • Myles is located in Copiah County
• Bowerton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
  • Bowerton is located in Copiah County
• Caseyville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caseyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
  • Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
• Willows
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
  • Willows is located in Claiborne County
• Carpenter
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
  • Carpenter is located in Copiah County

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 for Peyton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

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

We also found Peyton on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Peyton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Peyton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/