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Welcome to Paynes Tavern ...

Paynes Tavern is located in Person County<1>.

Paynes Tavern is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Paynes Tavern lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Paynes Tavern: 336 & 743<3>

Communities near Paynes Tavern ...

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

  • Roxboro
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hillsborough
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Yanceyville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Stem
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Stem is located in Granville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stem
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
  • Milton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Virgilina
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Hicks Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Hicks Village is located in Person County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Village
  • Hurdle Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Timberlake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Allensville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Allensville is located in Person County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Paynes Tavern ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Person, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Paynes Tavern - 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 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the Paynes Tavern area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Paynes Tavern 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.