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Welcome to New Midway ...

New Midway is located in Frederick County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Midway, you might consider that their post office opened in 1872.

New Midway is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: New Midway lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for New Midway: 301, 227 & 240<3>

The ZIP code for New Midway: 21775<4>

Communities Also Named New Midway ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named New Midway - it's located in Tennessee.

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

Websites for New Midway ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.frederickchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to New Midway, the following might be of interest:

Communities near New Midway ...

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

  • Frederick
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Frederick is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,308 people
    • Former names for Frederick:
    • Frederick City
    • Frederick Town
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <5>
  • Westminster
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Mount Airy
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Gettysburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Thurmont
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Taneytown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Walkersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Middletown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Littlestown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Carroll Valley
    (13 miles [20.9 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 New Midway. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Midway.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Midway ...

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

Adding New Midway to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the New Midway post office opened in 1872.

For more details, see References and Mentions for New Midway.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Frederick, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around New 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 301 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 227 or 240. New phone numbers in the New Midway area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the New Midway area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as New Midway). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether New Midway or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/