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Welcome to Midian ...

Midian is located in Butler County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Midian, you might consider that their post office opened in 1918.

Midian is 1,410 feet [430 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Midian lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Midian: 316

Communities near Midian ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Midian.

  • Andover
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Andover is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,672 people
    • Andover has also been known as:
    • Cloud City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <3>
  • El Dorado
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Augusta
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Bel Aire
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Rose Hill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Kechi
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Kechi is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kechi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,109 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kechi <3>
  • Benton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Leon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Eastborough
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Eastborough is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastborough
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
  • Whitewater
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)

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 Midian. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Midian.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Midian. 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 Midian.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Midian. See our Newspapers Page for Midian.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Midian ...

Looking for more information about Midian? 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 Midian, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Midian.

Adding Midian to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Midian 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 (so far) for Midian was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Midian post office opened in 1918. The Midian post office closed in 1950.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Midian.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Butler, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Midian - 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.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/