Station: Mayfield, MI

Mayfield was located on the Grand Rapids & Indiana line about three miles north of Kingsley in Grand Traverse County. A sawmill was built here in 1868 and later a grist mill. The town was first called Beulah but changed to Mayfield in 1869. The railroad stop was established in 1872. [MPN]

Image info: This is a wide view of the lumber company operations at Mayfield around the turn-of-the-century. [CMUL]

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Industry

• Neal, Knight & Gibbs lumber mill.
• Chair stock factory
• Planing mill and dry kilns
• Maple flooring plant
• Grist mill