Mayville was founded and named by Dexter
Choat in 1865,
and the former May post office (est.
1860) was moved there.
It was incorporated as a village in 1887.
The railroad reached Mayville in 1882.
The train depot still stands,
and today serves as a museum.
The population of Mayville is 1,055
It is a village of 1 square mile.
Mayville is located in Tuscola County, MI
75 miles north of Detroit.
The Sunflower Festival has been a
Mayville tradition for 18 years.
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