Mayfield, Missouri
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mayfield, Missouri | |
|---|---|
 Location of Bollinger County, Missouri | |
| Coordinates: 37°27′15″N 89°56′57″W / 37.45417°N 89.94917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Bollinger |
| Township | Scopus |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 573 |
Mayfield is an unincorporated community in the central part of Scopus Township in Bollinger County, Missouri, United States, approximately 4.5 miles west of the Cape Girardeau County line.[1][2]
The community was located along a small tributary of the Little Whitewater Creek and Mayfield Creek flows past approximately three-quarters of a mile to the south.[3]
Mayfield had been named by W.H. Mayfield, who had established the post office in 1886.[4] A number of post offices came and went over the years: 1882–1891, 1899–1909, 1912–1955.[5]
