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Welcome to Payne ...

The village of Payne is located in Paulding County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Payne, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Payne has a population of 1,137 people<3> (see below for details).

Payne is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for Payne: (419) & (567)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Payne had an population of 1,137 people. This is a decrease of 4.77% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 2.49% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Payne had a population of 1,194 people (which is 6.09% of the total population of Paulding County). This makes Payne the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Payne represents 0.01% of the total population of Ohio (which has 11,536,504 people), making it the state's 493rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,194 people, the population of Payne increased 2.4% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,166 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Payne.

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, Oklahoma, 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.

  • New Haven
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Van Wert
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Wert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Wert
    • Van Wert is located in Van Wert County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,614 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Wert <6>
  • Leo-Cedarville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leo-Cedarville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo-Cedarville
    • Leo-Cedarville is located in Allen County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,882 people
  • Paulding
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paulding have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulding
    • Paulding is located in Paulding County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,414 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paulding <6>
  • Hicksville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Antwerp
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Woodburn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Monroeville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Grabill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grabill
    • Grabill is located in Allen County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,164 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grabill <6>
  • Convoy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Convoy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Convoy
    • Convoy is located in Van Wert County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,050 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Convoy <6>

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Payne, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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.<7>

From that list, the Payne post office opened in 1858.

We also found Payne in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Payne.

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 Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Paulding, 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>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Payne.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Payne - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>Area code (567) is an overlay for area code (419).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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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