Welcome to Mayfield ...

The town of Mayfield is located in Sanpete County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mayfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Mayfield has a population of 556 people<3> (see below for details).

Mayfield is 5,520 feet [1,682 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Mayfield is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

The area code for Mayfield: (435)

In the past, Mayfield was named Cobblehaven. and Frog Hollow. Going back to its beginning, The community of Mayfield was originally named Arrapene. For more information about the names of Mayfield, see The Names of Mayfield on our Genealogy Page.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Mayfield had an population of 556 people. This is an increase of 12.1% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 32.38% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Mayfield had a population of 496 people. This makes Mayfield the county's 10th most populous community.

The population of Mayfield represents 0.02% of the total population of Utah (which has 2,763,885 people), making it the state's 179th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 496 people, the population of Mayfield increased 18.1% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 420 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Mayfield.

Communities Also Named Mayfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Utah communities named Mayfield: This one is located in Sanpete County and the other is located in Salt Lake County.

Beyond Utah, there are 38 communities that are also named Mayfield - they are located in Alberta, Arkansas, California, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland (2), Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Brunswick, New York, North Carolina (2), Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Virginia (3), Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Mayfield ...

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

• Ephraim
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephraim
  • Ephraim is located in Sanpete County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,385 people
  • Former names for Ephraim:
  • Cottonwood
  • Fort Ephraim
  • Pine Creek
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ephraim <5>
• Manti
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manti
  • Manti is located in Sanpete County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,790 people
  • Former name for Manti:
  • Copenhagen
  • Manti has also been known as:
  • Manti City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manti <5>
• Gunnison
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnison
  • Gunnison is located in Sanpete County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,675 people
  • Former name for Gunnison:
  • Hog Wallow
  • Gunnison has also been known as:
  • Gunnison City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gunnison <5>
• Salina
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salina
  • Salina is located in Sevier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salina <5>
• Centerfield
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerfield
  • Centerfield is located in Sanpete County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerfield <5>
• Aurora
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
  • Aurora is located in Sevier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <5>
• Redmond
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redmond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redmond
  • Redmond is located in Sevier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redmond <5>
• Sterling
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
  • Sterling is located in Sanpete County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
  • Former names for Sterling:
  • Buncetown
  • Bunceville
  • Leesburg
  • Pettytown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterling <5>
• Fayette
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
  • Fayette is located in Sanpete County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <5>
• Fort Gunnison ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Gunnison. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gunnison
  • Fort Gunnison is located in Sanpete County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mayfield ...

Looking for more information about Mayfield? 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 Mayfield, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Mayfield.

Adding Mayfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mayfield 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 Mayfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Mayfield post office opened in 1877.

We also found Mayfield on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1890.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mayfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/