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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Mayville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Mayville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mayville, please Contact Us.

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Mayville (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Mayville. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Mayville is historic, it would have been located within present day Mower County.

To see how the shape of Minnesota's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mower County: Howard (IA), Mitchell (IA), Worth (IA), Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn & Olmsted.

Below are the counties that are near Mayville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mayville:

  • Mower County     (The home county of Mayville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mayville, with the one closest to Mayville listed first.
    • Brownsdale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lansing
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Lansing is located in Mower County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
    • Waltham
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Sargeant
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Sargeant is located in Mower County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargeant
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
    • Mapleview
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Mapleview is located in Mower County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
    • Renova ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Renova is located in Mower County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
    • Austin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Dexter
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Varco
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Varco is located in Mower County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varco
    • Rose Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Elkton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Elkton is located in Mower County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
    • Adams
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Grand Meadow
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Dodge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mayville, with the one closest to Mayville listed first.
    • Hayfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Westfield Center ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Westfield Center is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
    • Dodge Center
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Claremont
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Kasson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Mantorville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Concord
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Concord is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • West Concord
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Fillmore County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mayville, with the one closest to Mayville listed first.
    • Spring Valley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Ostrander
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Etna
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Etna is located in Fillmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
  • Freeborn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mayville, with the one closest to Mayville listed first.
    • Oakland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Oakland is located in Freeborn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Hollandale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Hayward
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • London
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • London is located in Freeborn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
    • Myrtle
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Myrtle is located in Freeborn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
    • Geneva
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Clarks Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Glenville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Albert Lea
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Bath
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Bath is located in Freeborn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
    • Manchester
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Manchester is located in Freeborn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
    • Hartland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Hartland is located in Freeborn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
    • Twin Lakes
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Twin Lakes is located in Freeborn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
  • Olmsted County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mayville, with the one closest to Mayville listed first.
    • Rock Dell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Rock Dell is located in Olmsted County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Dell
    • High Forest
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • High Forest is located in Olmsted County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Forest
    • Shanty Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Shanty Town is located in Olmsted County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
    • Stewartville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Byron
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Byron is located in Olmsted County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,691 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byron <2>
    • Post Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Post Town is located in Olmsted County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Town
    • Rochester
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Simpson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Simpson is located in Olmsted County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
    • Genoa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Genoa is located in Olmsted County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
  • Rice County
    • Moland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Moland is located in Rice County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moland
  • Steele County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mayville, with the one closest to Mayville listed first.
    • Blooming Prairie
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Union
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Union is located in Steele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • River Point
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • River Point is located in Steele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point
    • Ellendale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Pratt
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Pratt is located in Steele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
    • Hope
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Hope is located in Steele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Steele Center
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Steele Center is located in Steele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Center
    • Havana
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Havana is located in Steele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
    • Rice Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Rice Lake is located in Steele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
    • Owatonna
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Waseca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mayville, with the one closest to Mayville listed first.
    • Vista
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Vista is located in Waseca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
    • New Richland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Mitchell County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mayville, with the one closest to Mayville listed first.
    • Toeterville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Stacyville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Stacyville is located in Mitchell County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacyville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
    • Meyer
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Meyer is located in Mitchell County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyer
    • Carpenter
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Carpenter is located in Mitchell County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
    • Saint Ansgar
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • McIntire
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • McIntire is located in Mitchell County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntire
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
    • Little Cedar
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Little Cedar is located in Mitchell County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cedar
    • Mitchell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Mitchell is located in Mitchell County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
  • Worth County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mayville, with the one closest to Mayville listed first.
    • Northwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bolan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Bolan is located in Worth County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolan
    • Silver Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Silver Lake is located in Worth County (IA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mayville, see our County-by-County Page for Mayville.

Cemeteries Near Mayville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mayville.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Mayville - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mayville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mayville, with the one closest to Mayville listed first.

  • Trinity Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Waltham Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham Cemetery
    • The Waltham Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Waltham Trinity Luthern Cemetery
  • St. Michael's Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Lansing Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Tanner Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Udolpho Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Austin.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82974 <3>
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Red Oak Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (215 more) ...
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Austin.
      • The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Calvary Catholic Cemetery
      • St. Augustines Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #264295 <3>
    • Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

While we didn't find Mayville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mayville.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Mayville, with the one closest to Mayville listed first.

  • Brownsdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Lansing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lansing is located in Mower County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
  • Ramsey
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ramsey is located in Mower County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
  • Waltham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Sargeant
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sargeant is located in Mower County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargeant
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
  • Austin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Renova ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Renova is located in Mower County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
  • Hayfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Moscow
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Moscow is located in Freeborn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
  • Oakland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakland is located in Freeborn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Varco
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Varco is located in Mower County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varco
  • Dexter
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Blooming Prairie
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Rose Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Elkton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Elkton is located in Mower County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mayville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mayville.

Newspapers Published in Mayville ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mayville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mayville, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mayville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Mayville:

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mayville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mayville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.