About Mayetta, KS
Mayetta is a city in Jackson County, Kansas. The town was originally named Lungarsville after the Lungar family. When the Lungar’s daughter Mary Henrietta Lungar died on the wagon train west, they changed the town name to Mayetta, because that was her nickname. Famous persons who grew up in Mayetta include the baseball writer and expert Bill James. Businesses in the city of Mayetta, Kansas include Thunderhill Speedway, Fire, and Stauffer Salvage.