Payne was located near Macon's Vineville neighborhood and business district, and the city was closely associated with Freedom Park, an adjacent county recreation area.

The city was originally expected to be dissolved when Macon and Bibb County completed their consolidation on January 1, 2014.

[5] However, the dissolution was put on hold by the state legislature in early 2013, due to the 9–7 vote against consolidation within Payne itself.

[6] On March 27, 2015, a law passed by the Georgia General Assembly was signed by the governor that abolished the city.

[7] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city had a total area of 0.04 square miles (0.1 km2), all land.