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Welcome to Midway ...

Midway is located in El Paso County<1>.

Midway is 8,990 feet [2,740 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Midway is about 1¾ mile [or 2¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Midway lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Midway: 719

Communities Also Named Midway ...

While we believe that this Midway is located in El Paso County, we know of another 6 Colorado communities named Midway. Those communities are located in the following counties: Baca, Chaffee, Gunnison, Larimer, Teller and Washington County.

Beyond Colorado, there are 263 communities that are also named Midway - they are located in Alabama (14), Arizona (2), Arkansas (16), British Columbia, California (4), 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.

  • Colorado Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Colorado Springs is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colorado Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 482,131 people
    • Former names for Colorado Springs:
    • El Paso
    • Fountain Colony
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colorado Springs <3>
  • Fountain
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Monument
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Woodland Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Manitou Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Palmer Lake
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Cripple Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Mountain Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Victor
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Chipita Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including El Paso, 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.