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Welcome to Midway ...

Midway is located in Massac County<1>.

Midway is 540 feet [165 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: 618 & 730<3>

Communities Also Named Midway ...

While we believe that this Midway is located in Massac County, we know of another 7 Illinois communities named Midway. Those communities are located in the following counties: Christian, Edgar, Fulton, La Salle, Madison, Tazewell and Vermilion County.

Beyond Illinois, 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), 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.

  • Paducah
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Paducah is located in McCracken County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paducah
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,883 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paducah <4>
  • Metropolis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Vienna
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Brookport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Golconda
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Kevil
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Kevil is located in Ballard County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kevil
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kevil <4>
  • Lone Oak
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Lone Oak is located in McCracken County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
  • Karnak
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Joppa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Smithland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)

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 Illinois' counties, including Massac, 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 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Midway area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.