[3] Mayfield Township was first organized in 1843 when John B. Evans, John Ryan and Martin Stiles gave notice to the township's inhabitants that a town meeting would be held on April 17 at the school near Stiles' home.

34 freeholders met that day, elected the township's first officers, and voted to raise $125 to pay expenses and establish a burial ground.

In the years following, the lumber industry grew and by 1874, there were ten saw mills operating in Mayfield Township.

The Michigan State Game Area comprises much of the land once owned by Mayfield Township's early settlers.

Besides the mills at Millville, the township's longest running business may have been the Callis brick making plant.

Mayfield Township has also been home to two of the most successful manufacturing businesses in Lapeer County's history.

In 1962, Vesely's Apache camping trailer was named Michigan's Consumer Product of the Year.

At one time, the plant was the world's largest camping trailer factory, producing up to 2,000 per month.