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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 Mineral County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Midway is 5,470 feet [1,667 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Midway is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Midway was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Midway was located: 775

Communities Also Named Midway ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Nevada communities named Midway: This one is located in Mineral County and the other is located in Nye County.

Beyond Nevada, 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), 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), 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.

  • Kinkaid
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Kinkaid is located in Mineral County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinkaid
    • Kinkaid has also been known as:
    • Acme
    • Kinkead
  • Luning
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Babbitt ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Babbitt is located in Mineral County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbitt
  • Gabbs
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hawthorne
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Goldyke ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Goldyke is located in Nye County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldyke
  • Mina
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Simon ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Simon is located in Mineral County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simon
  • Broken Hills ‑ Historic
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Broken Hills is located in Mineral County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Hills
  • Camp Douglas ‑ Historic
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Camp Douglas is located in Mineral County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Douglas

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 Nevada's counties, including Mineral, 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.