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Welcome to Mayfield ...

Mayfield is located in Howard County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mayfield, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.

Mayfield is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Mayfield lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Mayfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Maryland communities named Mayfield: This one is located in Howard County and the other is located in Anne Arundel County.

Beyond Maryland, there are 38 communities that are also named Mayfield - they are located in Alberta, Arkansas, California, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Manitoba, 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 ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.howardchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Mayfield, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Mayfield ...

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

  • Baltimore
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Rockville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Gaithersburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Laurel
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Laurel is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <3>
  • Mount Airy
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Sykesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • New Windsor
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • New Market
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Washington Grove
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Washington Grove is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 551 people
  • Laytonsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)

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. 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Mayfield, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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 (so far) for Mayfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Mayfield post office opened in 1893. The Mayfield post office closed in 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mayfield.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Howard, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mayfield - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/