Welcome to Midway ...

The city of Midway is located in Woodford County<1>.

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 consider that their post office opened  in 1837.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Midway has a population of 1,888 people<3> (see below for details).

Midway is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Midway lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Midway: (859)

The ZIP code for Midway: 40347<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Midway had an population of 1,888 people. This is an increase of 15.05% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 16.54% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Midway had a population of 1,641 people (or 6.58% of the total population of Woodford County). This makes Midway the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Midway represents 0.04% of the population of Kentucky (which has 4,339,367 people), making it the state's 158th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,641 people, the population of Midway increased 1.3% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,620 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Midway.

Communities Also Named Midway ...

While we believe that this Midway is located in Woodford County, we know of another 5 Kentucky communities named Midway. Those communities are located in the following counties: Caldwell, Calloway, Clark, Crittenden and Meade County.

Beyond Kentucky, 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), Kansas (11), 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.

• Lexington - Fayette
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington - Fayette
  • Lexington - Fayette is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 324,735 people
• Georgetown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <6>
• Nicholasville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholasville
  • Nicholasville is located in Jessamine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,888 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nicholasville <6>
• Frankfort
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
  • Frankfort is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <6>
• Lawrenceburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrenceburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceburg
  • Lawrenceburg is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceburg <6>
• Versailles
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
  • Versailles is located in Woodford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,308 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Versailles <6>
• Wilmore
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
  • Wilmore is located in Jessamine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,343 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmore <6>
• Stamping Ground
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamping Ground
  • Stamping Ground is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
• Sadieville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sadieville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sadieville
  • Sadieville is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
• Keene
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
  • Keene is located in Jessamine County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <6>

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Midway, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Midway post office opened in 1837.

We also found Midway in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Midway.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Midway. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/