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Welcome to Payson ...

Payson is located in Lincoln County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Payson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Payson is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Payson: (918) & (539)<4>

Communities Also Named Payson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Payson - they are located in Arizona, Illinois and Utah.

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

Communities near Payson ...

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

  • Shawnee
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
    • Shawnee is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,555 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee <5>
  • Harrah
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrah
    • Harrah is located in Oklahoma County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,627 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrah <5>
  • McLoud
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLoud have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLoud
    • McLoud is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,800 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLoud <5>
  • Bethel Acres
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Acres
    • Bethel Acres is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,262 people
  • Chandler
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Stroud
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Prague
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Meeker
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meeker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
    • Meeker is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meeker <5>
  • Davenport
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davenport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
    • Davenport is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davenport <5>
  • Wellston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellston
    • Wellston is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellston <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 Payson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Payson.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Payson ...

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

Adding Payson to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Payson post office opened in 1903.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Payson.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Payson - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (539) is an overlay for area code (918).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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