Mayo, Florida

==History==
Although the current '''Town of Mayo''' was settled and established in 1874 by John B. Whitfield, the town wasn't officially incorporated as a municipality until 1903.<ref name=MayoInfo/><ref name=MayoMarker/> Whitfield decided to name the town after James M. Mayo, who was a colonel in the [[Confederate States Army]].<ref name=MayoInfo/><ref name=MayoMarker>{{Cite web|url=https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/historical_architecture_main/3346/|title=Mayo, County Seat of Lafayette County Marker, Mayo, FL|last=Lansing Taylor Jr.|first=George|date=July 28, 2012|publisher=[[University of North Florida]]}}</ref>

An African American man named [[Lynching of Charles Strong|Charles Strong]] was [[Lynching in the United States|lynched]] on January 17, 1922.{{sfn|''The Pensacola Journal'', January 18,|1922|p=1}}
 
In August 2018, Mayo temporarily changed the town's name to "'''[[Miracle Whip]]'''" as an advertisment [[publicity stunt]] for the [[Kraft Heinz]] brand.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://time.com/5380624/miracle-whip-florida-name-change/|title=Town Temporarily Changes Its Name to 'Miracle Whip' for a Totally Legitimate Reason|last=Martinez|first=Gina|date=August 28, 2018|publisher=Time}}</ref>