Welcome to Midway ...
Although we found mention of Midway during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Given the context of how Midway was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..
We've added Midway to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Midway, please Contact Us.
The location of Midway has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Midway, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
Midway is 1,670 feet [509 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Midway might be (or was) located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
We believe that Midway would be found within the (785) area code.
Communities Also Named Midway ...
While we believe that this Midway is located in Ellsworth County, we know of another 10 Kansas communities named Midway. Those communities are located in the following counties: Butler, Crawford, Dickinson, Hamilton, Harper, Jewell, Johnson, Kingman, Miami and Rawlins County.
Beyond Kansas, there are 263 communities that are also named Midway - they are located in Alabama (14), Arizona (2), Arkansas (16), British Columbia, California (4), Colorado (7), Connecticut, Delaware, Florida (4), Georgia (12), Idaho (3), Illinois (8), Indiana (5), Iowa (5), Kentucky (6), Louisiana (6), Maine, Michigan (3), Minnesota (3), Mississippi (7), Missouri (9), Montana (3), Nebraska (3), Nevada (2), New Brunswick, New Mexico (5), New York (2), North Carolina (11), North Dakota, Ohio (9), Oklahoma (6), Oregon (5), Pennsylvania (5), South Carolina (8), South Dakota (3), Tennessee (21), Texas (28), Utah, Virginia (10), Washington (3), West Virginia (6) and Wisconsin (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Midway.
Communities near Midway ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Midway.
- Lyons
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Lyons is located in Rice County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,433 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <4>
- Ellsworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Ellsworth is located in Ellsworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,935 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellsworth <4>
- Marquette
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marquette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquette
- Marquette is located in McPherson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marquette <4>
- Little River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Little River is located in Rice County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little River <4>
- Kanopolis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kanopolis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanopolis
- Kanopolis is located in Ellsworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kanopolis <4>
- Holyrood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holyrood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holyrood
- Holyrood is located in Ellsworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 409 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holyrood <4>
- Geneseo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneseo
- Geneseo is located in Rice County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneseo <4>
- Brookville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
- Brookville is located in Saline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookville <4>
- Bushton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Lorraine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Midway. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Midway.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Midway. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Midway.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Midway. See our Newspapers Page for Midway.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Midway ...
Looking for more information about Midway? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Midway, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Midway.
Adding Midway to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Midway in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Midway was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Midway on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kansas (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Midway.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Ellsworth County: www.ellsworthcounty.org
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went north past Midway and then turned west". While Midway could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Midway as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Midway could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Midway - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |