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Welcome to Mayhew ...

Mayhew is located in Iredell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mayhew, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Mayhew is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Mayhew: 704 & 980<3>

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, Minnesota, Mississippi, 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.

  • Huntersville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
    • Huntersville is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,095 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntersville <5>
  • Kannapolis
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kannapolis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kannapolis
    • Kannapolis is located in Rowan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,007 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kannapolis <5>
  • Mooresville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cornelius
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornelius have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelius
    • Cornelius is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,804 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornelius <5>
  • Statesville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Statesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
    • Statesville is located in Iredell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,045 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Statesville <5>
  • Mount Holly
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Holly have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
    • Mount Holly is located in Gaston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,415 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Holly <5>
  • Newton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Davidson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davidson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson
    • Davidson is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,203 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davidson <5>
  • China Grove
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Stanley
    (17 miles [27.4 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 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.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Mayhew post office opened in 1881.

We also found Mayhew in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mayhew.

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 Iredell County: www.co.iredell.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Iredell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mayhew - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 704 code has been Overlayed with the 980 area code. New phone numbers in the Mayhew area will be assigned with one of these codes: 704 or 980. As a result, placing a call in the Mayhew area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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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