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Welcome to Midway ...

So far, we found very little information about Midway. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

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.

Midway would have been located within present day Gunnison County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Midway is 8,550 feet [2,606 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Midway is about 1½ mile [or ~2½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Midway was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Midway was located: 970 & 748<4>

Communities Also Named Midway ...

While we believe that this Midway is located in Gunnison County, we know of another 6 Colorado communities named Midway. Those communities are located in the following counties: Baca, Chaffee, El Paso, 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 9 communities that are near Midway.

  • Gunnison
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Powderhorn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Iola ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Iola is located in Gunnison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
  • Parlin
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Almont
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake City
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Baldwin ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Baldwin is located in Gunnison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
  • Cimarron
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Ohio City
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Midway, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Gunnison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Midway - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 970 code has been Overlayed with the 748 area code. New phone numbers in the Midway area will be assigned with one of these codes: 970 or 748. 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).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.