Mayville

Originally called Clyde, the community of Mayville on Highway 19 south of Condon grew by offering services to stage coaches and freight haulers in the late 1800s. Residents hoped to make Mayville the county seat of Gilliam County, which was created from Wasco County in 1885, but county voters finally chose Condon in 1890. Undaunted, citizens built a large Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) hall, church, grange hall, mercantile, and other buildings. But a fire later destroyed the hotel while a newly paved Highway 19 allowed motorists to speed through Mayville without stopping, thus sealing its fate as a ghost town.

An old wood building with a facade extending above the true dimensions. Trees grow close around it.

One of many old buildings in Mayville. (Oregon State Archives, 2019) Get a high resolution copy of the building from the Oregon Scenic Images Collection.

Flat land with short grass and lines of tombstones. Many tombstones look to be of marble.

The Mayville Cemetery. (Oregon State Archives, 2014) Get a high resolution copy of the cemetery from the Oregon Scenic Images Collection.

Hay rolled up in large round bales sit in a field of cut yellow hay.

A hay field outside of Mayville. (Oregon State Archives, 2014) Get a high resolution copy of the hay field from the Oregon Scenic Images Collection.

A 2-story building with 5 windows along the long side. The paint has almost all pealed off the building and it looks abandoned.

The Independent Order of Oddfellows (IOOF) building still stands in Mayville. (Oregon State Archives, 2012) Get a high resolution copy of the IOOF building from the Oregon Scenic Images Collection.

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