Welcome to Midland ...

Midland is located in Acadia Parish<1>.

The location of Midland has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Midland was established in 1902.

When the people of Midland refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Midlander<3>

Midland is near sea level<4>.

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

The telephone area code for Midland: (337)

Communities Also Named Midland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 38 communities that are also named Midland - they are located in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa (2), Kansas (4), Kentucky (2), Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Jersey, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Midland.

Communities near Midland ...

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

• Crowley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
  • Crowley is located in Acadia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,520 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crowley <5>
• Jennings
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
  • Jennings is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jennings <5>
• Rayne
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayne
  • Rayne is located in Acadia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,983 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rayne <5>
• Kaplan
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaplan
  • Kaplan is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kaplan <5>
• Welsh
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welsh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh
  • Welsh is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,195 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welsh <5>
• Lake Arthur
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Arthur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arthur
  • Lake Arthur is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Arthur <5>
• Duson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duson
  • Duson is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duson <5>
• Iota
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iota
  • Iota is located in Acadia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,428 people
• Gueydan
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gueydan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gueydan
  • Gueydan is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,328 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gueydan <5>
• Morse
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
  • Morse is located in Acadia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morse <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Midland ...

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

Adding Midland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Midland 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 Midland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Midland post office opened in 1902.

We also found Midland on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Louisiana (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Midland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Midland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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