History
Paynesville township was organized in 1867 taking T122R32 from Verdale. There were a few attempts at starting a townsite to be called Onawa in 1856 and 1857. Edwin E. Payne and his brother-in-law, George Lincoln, settled in the area in 1856. Others included James Boylan and John Baitinger, Hugh, John, and Robert Blakely, Daniel Chisholm, Stephen and Alfred Harris, Michael and August Schultz, Gottlieb and August Knebel, Christ and William Helmer, Anton Wartenburg, S. P. Roach, A. L. Elliott, Fred Schroeder, Fred Gedosch, and John Boylan. The area was a part of Verdale for the 1860 census.
Cemeteries
Paynesville (Find A Grave)
St. Louis
Zion (Find A Grave)
Towns
Paynesville (Wikipedia)
Education
Media
Paynesville Press
Miscellaneous
St. Louis Church