MAYVILLE
This post office opened June 20, 1877 with Mrs. Alvin Arnold, nee Helen Peck, as Postmaster. It was located in the southeast quarter of section 35-147-53, Viking Township just north of present-day Portland, and named for the Arnold's daughter, May. Others say it was named for the Arnolds former home in Mayville, Ohio, while still others say it was named for Mrs. Anna Marie "May" Weltzin Chantland [William] . John Chantland became Postmaster in 1879 in the southwest quarter of section 31-147-52, Lindaas Township two miles to the east, and in 1881 it moved to the new Great Northern Railroad townsite in Sections 31 & 32-147-52, and Sections 5 & 6-146-52, Mayville Township. Although MAYVILLE lost a bid for the county seat, it developed quickly. It incorporated as a village in 1883, and became a city in 1888 with E. M. Paulson (1855-1920) as mayor. The elevation is 978, the Zip Code is 58257, and a peak population of 2,554 was reached in 1970. Clarence Norman Brunsdale (1891-1978), Governor of North Dakota 1953-1957, was a prominent resident. Mayville State College was founded here in 1890.