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Welcome to Midland ...

Midland is located in Rutherford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Midland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

When the people of Midland refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Midlander<2>

Midland is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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), Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Jersey, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

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

Websites for Midland ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.rutherfordchamber.org/

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

Communities near Midland ...

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

  • Murfreesboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Shelbyville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jamestown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Jamestown is located in Rutherford County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,940 people
  • Chapel Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Unionville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Snell ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
    • Snell is located in Rutherford County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
  • Eagleville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Wartrace
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Palmetto
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmetto have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
    • Palmetto is located in Bedford County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
  • Bell Buckle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell Buckle have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Buckle
    • Bell Buckle is located in Bedford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bell Buckle <4>

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 1886.

We also found Midland on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Tennessee (1888).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Midland.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Rutherford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Midland refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Midland may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Midland - 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.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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