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Welcome to Midland ...

Midland is located in Pierce County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Midland, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Midland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

When the people of Midland refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Midlander<3>

Midland is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Midland lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) 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, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Midland ...

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

  • Tacoma
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Kent
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
    • Kent is located in King County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 130,676 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <5>
  • Federal Way
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Auburn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lakewood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Puyallup
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • University Place
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Des Moines
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • SeaTac
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Bonney Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)

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 1890.

We also found Midland in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Midland.

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

The official website for Pierce County: www.co.pierce.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Pierce, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>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.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Midland - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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