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Welcome to Mayhill ...

Mayhill is located in southeast New Mexico.

Mayhill is located in Otero County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mayhill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Mayhill is 6,570 feet [2,003 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Mayhill is 1¼ mile [or 2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Mayhill lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Mayhill: 575

The ZIP code for Mayhill: 88339<3>

Communities Also Named Mayhill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Mayhill - it's located in Texas.

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

Communities near Mayhill ...

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

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 Mayhill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mayhill.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mayhill ...

Looking for more information about Mayhill? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Mayhill, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Mayhill.

Adding Mayhill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mayhill 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 Mayhill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Mayhill post office opened in 1902.

We also found Mayhill on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New Mexico (1951).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mayhill.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Otero, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mayhill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Mayhill). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Mayhill or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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