"Payson was founded as Union Park in 1882. People in the area called it Green Valley until the post office was established. Then the postmaster, Frank C. Hise, named it for Senator Louis Edward Payson, who as congressional chairman of Post Office and Post Roads was responsible for Hise's having the appointment."

Post Office established March 3, 1884

Barnes, Will C.; Granger, Byrd (ed.) Arizona Place Names University of Arizona Press. 1960.
P.110
 

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Websites

Arizona Department of Commerce Community Profiles Payson, Arizona
http://www.commerce.state.az.us/pdf/commasst/comm/payson.pdf

Payson, Arizona Local Government Website
http://www.rimcountry.com/comm.htm

The Arizonan.com Payson, Arizona
http://www.arizonan.com/Payson/

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Sites to See

Payson Public Library
510 W. Main Street Payson, AZ. 85541
(520)474-2585
http://www.ci.payson.az.us/Library/Index.html

The Museum of the Forest (Northern Gila County Historical Society)
1001 W. Main St., P. 0. Box 2532, Payson, AZ 85547
520-474-3483

Rim Country Museum
700 Green Valley Parkway, Payson, AZ 85541
Wednesday-Sunday 12:00 Noon to 4:00 p.m.
Closed Mondays, Tuesdays and Christmas
520-474-3483
http://members.nbci.com/RimMuseum/
 

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Books/Manuscripts found in the ASU Library Catalog

Brief history of Payson, Arizona / by Ira A. Murphy.
F819 .P3 M8x

Rim country history / compiled by Northern Gila County Historical Society ; foreword by Barry M. Goldwater.
F817.M45 R5x 1984
 

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Items on the Arizona and Southwest Index

CE EPH DTO Payson.1-5

Duett Ellison Autograph Book, 1883-1894
CM MSM-533

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