Welcome to Mayhew ...

Mayhew is located in Benton County<1>.

The location of Mayhew has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mayhew, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Mayhew is 1,130 feet [344 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Mayhew ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Mayhew - they are located in California, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma and Ontario.

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

Communities near Mayhew ...

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

• Saint Cloud
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
  • Saint Cloud is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,510 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Cloud <4>
• Sartell
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sartell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartell
  • Sartell is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,079 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sartell <4>
• Sauk Rapids
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauk Rapids
  • Sauk Rapids is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,330 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sauk Rapids <4>
• Waite Park
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waite Park
  • Waite Park is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waite Park <4>
• Saint Joseph
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
  • Saint Joseph is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,763 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <4>
• Saint Augusta
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Augusta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augusta
  • Saint Augusta is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,900 people
• Foley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
  • Foley is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,653 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foley <4>
• Avon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
  • Avon is located in Stearns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <4>
• Rice
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rice have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
  • Rice is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,401 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rice <4>
• Pierz
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierz have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierz
  • Pierz is located in Morrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierz <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 Mayhew. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mayhew.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mayhew ...

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

Adding Mayhew to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mayhew 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 Mayhew was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Mayhew post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mayhew.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Benton County: www.co.benton.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/