Welcome to Mayfield ...

Mayfield is located in Grand Traverse County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mayfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1869.

Mayfield is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Mayfield is within the boundaries of the (231) area code.

The ZIP code for Mayfield: 49666<3>

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, Kentucky, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland (2), 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.

Communities near Mayfield ...

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

• Traverse City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traverse City
  • Traverse City is located in Grand Traverse County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Traverse City <4>
• Kalkaska
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kalkaska have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalkaska
  • Kalkaska is located in Kalkaska County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,083 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalkaska <4>
• Elk Rapids
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Rapids
  • Elk Rapids is located in Antrim County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,626 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Rapids <4>
• Manton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manton
  • Manton is located in Wexford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,591 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manton <4>
• Buckley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckley
  • Buckley is located in Wexford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckley <4>
• Fife Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fife Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fife Lake
  • Fife Lake is located in Kalkaska County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fife Lake <4>
• Mesick
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mesick have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesick
  • Mesick is located in Wexford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mesick <4>
• Lake Ann
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Ann have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ann
  • Lake Ann is located in Benzie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Ann <4>
• Devils Elbow
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Elbow
  • Devils Elbow is located in Grand Traverse County
• Summit City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
  • Summit City is located in Grand Traverse County

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 for Mayfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Mayfield post office opened in 1869.

We also found Mayfield in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mayfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Grand Traverse County: www.grandtraverse.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/