Mayville, Oregon
Unincorporated community
Mayville from Oregon Route 19
Mayville from Oregon Route 19
Mayville is located in Oregon
Mayville
Mayville
Mayville is located in the United States
Mayville
Mayville
Coordinates: 45°04′56″N 120°11′32″W / 45.08222°N 120.19222°W / 45.08222; -120.19222
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyGilliam
Elevation
[1]
2,963 ft (903 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
97830
Area code(s)458 and 541
GNIS feature ID1123881[1]

Mayville is an unincorporated community in Gilliam County, Oregon, United States.[1] It is located on Oregon Route 19. According to 1909 Oregon law, Mayville was the permanent meeting place of the board of commissioners of Gilliam and Wheeler counties. They met in Mayville each year to elect the president of the board.[2] A post office was established in Mayville and "put in operation in October 1884 with Samuel Thornton postmaster."[3] The community's name was originally made by Thornton's wife.[3]

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References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mayville, Oregon
  2. ^ Legislative Assembly, Twenty-Fifth Session. The General Laws and Joint Resolutions and Memorials.
  3. ^ a b McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 619. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.


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