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Welcome to Mayo ...

Mayo is located on the South Texas Plains.

Mayo is located in Karnes County<1>.

Mayo is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Mayo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Mayo - they are located in California, Florida (2), Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, North Carolina, Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia (2) and Yukon.

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

Communities near Mayo ...

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

  • Kenedy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Poth
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Poth is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,332 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poth <3>
  • Runge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Falls City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Nordheim
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Hobson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Helena
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Helena is located in Karnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
  • Coy City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Coy City is located in Karnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy City
  • Flaccus ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Flaccus is located in Karnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaccus
  • Pawelekville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Pawelekville is located in Karnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawelekville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mayo ...

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

Adding Mayo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mayo in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Mayo was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Texas.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mayo.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Karnes, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mayo - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.