Welcome to Payne ...

Payne is located in McClain County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Payne, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Payne, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

Payne is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Payne is located in the (405) area code.

Communities Also Named Payne ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Payne - they are located in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia (2), Idaho (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Ohio, Ontario (2), South Carolina, Texas (2) and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Payne ...

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

• Blanchard
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanchard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
  • Blanchard is located in McClain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blanchard <5>
• Noble
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
  • Noble is located in Cleveland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,250 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noble <5>
• Purcell
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
  • Purcell is located in McClain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purcell <5>
• Slaughterville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughterville
  • Slaughterville is located in Cleveland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,359 people
• Lindsay
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay
  • Lindsay is located in Garvin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindsay <5>
• Goldsby
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldsby have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsby
  • Goldsby is located in McClain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,536 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldsby <5>
• Lexington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Cleveland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,187 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <5>
• Maysville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
  • Maysville is located in Garvin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maysville <5>
• Dibble
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dibble have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibble
  • Dibble is located in McClain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dibble <5>
• Wayne
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
  • Wayne is located in McClain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Payne ...

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

Adding Payne to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Payne 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 Payne was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Payne post office opened in 1904.

We also found Payne on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Payne.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/