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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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>
- Allen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Red Lick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Saint Elmo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saint Elmo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Saint Elmo is located in Claiborne County
- Carlisle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Myles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Bowerton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Caseyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caseyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- 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
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.<7>
X2X - 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/
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> | 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |