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]
References
- ^ A Directory of Towns, Villages, and Hamlets Past and Present of Bollinger County, Missouri "A Directory of Towns, Villages, and Hamlets of Missouri". Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, pp. 57-8 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ Scopus, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1980 (1983 rev.)
- ^ State Historical Society of Missouri: Bollinger County Place Names, 1928-1945 http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_bollinger.html
- ^ Post Offices in Bollinger County, MO "Bollinger". Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
Municipalities and communities of Bollinger County, Missouri, United States | ||
|---|---|---|
| City |  | |
| Villages | ||
| Townships | ||
| CDP | ||
| Other communities | ||
| Abandoned villages | ||
37°27′15″N 89°56′57″W / 37.45417°N 89.94917°W