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Welcome to Midway ...

Midway is located in Cumberland County<1>.

Midway is 2,020 feet [616 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Midway (for example, toward Lakemont Heights), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Midway: 931

Communities Also Named Midway ...

While we believe that this Midway is located in Cumberland County, we know of another 20 Tennessee communities named Midway. Those communities are located in the following counties: Bedford, Cannon, Clay, Cocke, Crockett, DeKalb, Dyer, Franklin, Greene, Hawkins, Henry, Houston, Johnson, Knox, Morgan, Obion, Pickett, Roane, Warren and Washington County.

Beyond Tennessee, 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), Nevada (2), 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), 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.

  • Clarktown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
    • Clarktown is located in White County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
  • Crossville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sparta
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Lake Tansi Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
    • Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
  • Newton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
    • Newton is located in Cumberland County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
    • Newton has also been known as:
    • Peay
  • Dykes Crossroads
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dykes Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
    • Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
  • Pikeville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Spencer
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Center Ford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ford
    • Center Ford is located in Cumberland County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,485 people
  • Greenbriar Village
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbriar Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
    • Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Midway ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Cumberland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Midway - 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>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.