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Welcome to Mayfield ...

The city of Mayfield is located in Graves County<1> and is the County Seat for Graves County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mayfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1822.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Mayfield has a population of 9,809 people<2> (see below for details).

Mayfield is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Mayfield: 270 & 364<4>

The ZIP code for Mayfield: 42066<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Mayfield had an population of 9,809 people. This is a decrease of 2.14% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 5.22% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Mayfield had a population of 10,024 people (which is 26.9% of the total population of Graves County). This makes Mayfield the county's most populous community.

The population of Mayfield represents 0.23% of the population of Kentucky (which has 4,339,367 people), making it the state's 35th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 10,024 people, the population of Mayfield decreased 3.14% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 10,349 people).

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

Communities Also Named Mayfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 38 communities that are also named Mayfield - they are located in Alberta, Arkansas, California, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland (2), Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Brunswick, New York, North Carolina (2), Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah (2), Virginia (3), Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Websites for Mayfield ...

Official Website: www.mayfieldky.topcities.com/

Communities near Mayfield ...

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

  • Murray
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Benton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Wingo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wingo have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingo
    • Wingo is located in Graves County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wingo <6>
  • Hardin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardin have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
    • Hardin is located in Marshall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardin <6>
  • Water Valley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hickory
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
    • Hickory is located in Graves County
  • Pryorsburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Westplains
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Westplains. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westplains
    • Westplains is located in Graves County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Westplains
    • From Mayfield to Westplains
  • Farmington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmington have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
    • Farmington is located in Graves County
  • Sedalia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mayfield. Our list includes 14 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Mayfield.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mayfield ...

Looking for more information about Mayfield? 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 Mayfield, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Mayfield.

Adding Mayfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mayfield 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 Mayfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<9>

X2X - From that list, the Mayfield post office opened in 1822.

We also found Mayfield in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mayfield.

The official website for Mayfield: www.mayfieldky.topcities.com/

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Graves, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Mayfield.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mayfield - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Mayfield area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Mayfield area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Mayfield). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Mayfield or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.
<8>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<9>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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