Mayfield, Idaho Explained

Mayfield, Idaho is a former ghost town 20.8miles southeast of Boise, Idaho and 6.1miles northeast of I-84's Exit 71. One of the numerous ephemeral settlements along the old Oregon Trail, it is now a slated planned community of some 5000 homes. Initial ambitious plans for an unincorporated townsite of 15,000 homesites were controversial due to concerns over the resources required, particularly water, the environment impact on the rangeland, and the sociological changes such a large settlement in an area of low population density would bring.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mayfield Populated Place Profile / Elmore County, Idaho Data. idaho.hometownlocator.com.
  2. Web site: A Townsite Called Mayfield. September 6, 2011. Boise State Public Radio.
  3. Web site: A new town with 15,000 homes at Ada-Elmore line? Officials wrestle with next steps for Mayfield Townsite. Don Day-BoiseDev Editor &. Founder. August 5, 2021. BoiseDev.
  4. Web site: Rumbling to life. By Don Day BoiseDev Editor &. Founder. October 17, 2022. Idaho Press.
  5. Web site: Development for thousands of homes halfway between Boise & Mtn. Home rumbles to life with new approvals. Don Day-BoiseDev Editor &. Founder. October 11, 2022. BoiseDev.
  6. Web site: Restoring Rangelands in the Danskin Mountains of Idaho – Idaho Rangeland Resource Commission. idrange.org.

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