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Welcome to Mayview ...

Mayview is located in Champaign County<1>.



The pronunciation of Mayview: MAY-vu<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mayview, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

Mayview is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Mayview (for example, toward State Line City (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The telephone area code for Mayview: (217)

Communities Also Named Mayview ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Mayview - they are located in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, Tennessee and Washington.

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

Communities near Mayview ...

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

  • Champaign
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Urbana
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
    • Urbana is located in Champaign County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,724 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbana <4>
  • Rantoul
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rantoul have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rantoul
    • Rantoul is located in Champaign County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,305 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rantoul <4>
  • Mahomet
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mahomet have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahomet
    • Mahomet is located in Champaign County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,968 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mahomet <4>
  • Savoy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy
    • Savoy is located in Champaign County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savoy <4>
  • Saint Joseph
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Joseph have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
    • Saint Joseph is located in Champaign County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,800 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <4>
  • Tolono
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tolono have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolono
    • Tolono is located in Champaign County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tolono <4>
  • Villa Grove
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Grove
    • Villa Grove is located in Douglas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,414 people
  • Fisher
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisher have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
    • Fisher is located in Champaign County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,911 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fisher <4>
  • Oakwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
    • Oakwood is located in Vermilion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,460 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakwood <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mayview ...

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

Adding Mayview to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mayview 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 Mayview was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Mayview post office opened in 1871.

We also found Mayview on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mayview.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mayview. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Champaign County: www.co.champaign.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Champaign, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Mayview. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mayview - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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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