Welcome to Midyett ...

Midyett is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Midyett is located in Panola County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Midyett, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Midyett is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Midyett: (903) and (430)<4>

Communities near Midyett ...

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

• Carthage
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Carthage is located in Panola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,354 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <5>
• Greenwood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,088 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <5>
• Waskom
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waskom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waskom
  • Waskom is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,150 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waskom <5>
• Beckville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckville
  • Beckville is located in Panola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beckville <5>
• Joaquin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joaquin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joaquin
  • Joaquin is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joaquin <5>
• Gary City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary City
  • Gary City is located in Panola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gary City <5>
• Keachi
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keachi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keachi
  • Keachi is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
• Longstreet
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longstreet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longstreet
  • Longstreet is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longstreet <5>
• De Berry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Berry
  • De Berry is located in Panola County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Berry <5>
• Elysian Fields
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elysian Fields
  • Elysian Fields is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elysian Fields <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 Midyett. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Midyett.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Midyett ...

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

Adding Midyett to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Midyett 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 Midyett was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Midyett in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Midyett post office opened in 1887.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Midyett.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/