Welcome to Midway Island ...

Midway Island is located in Stafford County<1>.

The location of Midway Island has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Midway Island, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1943.

A typical abbreviation for Midway Island: Midway Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Midway Island is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Midway Island lies within the (540) area code.

Communities near Midway Island ...

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

• Manassas
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manassas
  • Manassas is located in Manassas City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manassas <4>
• Fredericksburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
  • Fredericksburg is located in Fredericksburg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,492 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericksburg <4>
• Dumfries
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
  • Dumfries is located in Prince William County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,106 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumfries <4>
• Indian Head
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Head have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head
  • Indian Head is located in Charles County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,787 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Head <4>
• Occoquan
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Occoquan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occoquan
  • Occoquan is located in Fairfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Occoquan <4>
• Quantico
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quantico have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quantico
  • Quantico is located in Prince William County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quantico <4>
• Clifton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Clifton is located in Fairfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <4>
• Port Tobacco Village
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Tobacco Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tobacco Village
  • Port Tobacco Village is located in Charles County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
• Canterbury Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canterbury Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Village
  • Canterbury Village is located in Stafford County
• Chamberlain Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chamberlain Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Village
  • Chamberlain Village is located in Prince William County

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 Island. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Midway Island.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Midway Island ...

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

Adding Midway Island to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Midway Island 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 Midway Island was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Midway Island post office opened in 1943.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Stafford County: www.co.stafford.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/