Welcome to Midway ...
Midway is located in the Arkansas Ozarks.
Midway is located in Baxter County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Midway, you might consider that their post office opened in 1948.
Midway is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Midway lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Midway: 870 & 327<3>
The ZIP code for Midway: 72651<4>
Communities Also Named Midway ...
While we believe that this Midway is located in Baxter County, we know of another 15 Arkansas communities named Midway. Those communities are located in the following counties: Clark, Drew, Hot Spring, Howard, Jackson, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lee, Logan, Marion, Mississippi, Monroe, Nevada, Saint Francis and White County.
Beyond Arkansas, there are 263 communities that are also named Midway - they are located in Alabama (14), Arizona (2), British Columbia, California (4), Colorado (7), Connecticut, Delaware, Florida (4), Georgia (12), Idaho (3), Illinois (8), Indiana (5), Iowa (5), Kansas (11), 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.
- Mountain Home
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Home have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Mountain Home is located in Baxter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,638 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Home <6>
- Gassville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gassville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassville
- Gassville is located in Baxter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,173 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gassville <6>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Gassville
- From Midway to Gassville
- Bull Shoals
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bull Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Shoals
- Bull Shoals is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,952 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bull Shoals <6>
- Flippin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flippin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flippin
- Flippin is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,316 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flippin <6>
- Yellville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellville
- Yellville is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,154 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yellville <6>
- Cotter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotter have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotter
- Cotter is located in Baxter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cotter <6>
- Gainesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Gainesville is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <6>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Gainesville
- From Midway to Gainesville
- Lakeview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lakeview is located in Baxter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 724 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeview <6>
- Summit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Norfork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norfork have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfork
- Norfork is located in Baxter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norfork <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.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Midway post office opened in 1948.
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 Baxter County: www.baxtercounty.org/
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Baxter, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Midway - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Midway area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Midway area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Midway). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Midway or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |