Mayfield, Idaho is a former ghost town 20.8 miles (33.5 km) southeast of Boise, Idaho and 6.1 miles (9.8 km) 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]
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- ^ "A Townsite Called Mayfield". Boise State Public Radio. September 6, 2011.
- ^ Founder, Don Day-BoiseDev Editor & (August 5, 2021). "A new town with 15,000 homes at Ada-Elmore line? Officials wrestle with next steps for Mayfield Townsite". BoiseDev.
{{cite web}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^ Founder, By Don Day BoiseDev Editor & (October 17, 2022). "Rumbling to life". Idaho Press.
{{cite web}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^ Founder, Don Day-BoiseDev Editor & (October 11, 2022). "Development for thousands of homes halfway between Boise & Mtn. Home rumbles to life with new approvals". BoiseDev.
{{cite web}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^ "Restoring Rangelands in the Danskin Mountains of Idaho – Idaho Rangeland Resource Commission". idrange.org.