Welcome to Mayoworth ...

Mayoworth is located in Johnson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mayoworth, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.

Mayoworth is 5,220 feet [1,591 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Mayoworth is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Mayoworth: 307

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Mayoworth. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mayoworth.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mayoworth ...

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

Adding Mayoworth to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mayoworth 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 Mayoworth was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the Mayoworth post office opened in 1889.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mayoworth.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Wyoming's counties, including Johnson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mayoworth - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/