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Welcome to Payton ...

Payton is located in Hill Country.

Payton is located in Blanco County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Payton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

Payton is 1,350 feet [411 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Payton: 830

Communities Also Named Payton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Payton - they are located in California, Georgia and Kentucky.

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

Communities near Payton ...

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

  • Dripping Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Wimberley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Johnson City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Blanco
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Woodcreek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodcreek is located in Hays County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcreek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,758 people
  • Spring Branch
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Henly
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Henly is located in Hays County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henly
  • Fischer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Twin Sisters
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Twin Sisters is located in Blanco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Sisters
  • Mount Gainor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Mount Gainor is located in Hays County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gainor

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Payton ...

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

Adding Payton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Payton in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Payton was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Payton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Blanco, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Payton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.