Welcome to Midkiff ...

Midkiff is located in Lincoln County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Midkiff, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Midkiff is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Midkiff: (304) & (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Midkiff ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Midkiff - they are located in Louisiana and Texas.

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

Communities near Midkiff ...

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

• Hurricane
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
  • Hurricane is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurricane <5>
• Barboursville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barboursville
  • Barboursville is located in Cabell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,228 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barboursville <5>
• Milton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Milton is located in Cabell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <5>
• Wayne
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
  • Wayne is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,559 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne <5>
• Chapmanville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapmanville
  • Chapmanville is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapmanville <5>
• Hamlin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
  • Hamlin is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamlin <5>
• West Hamlin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hamlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hamlin
  • West Hamlin is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
• Danville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <5>
• Myra
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
  • Myra is located in Lincoln County
• Sheridan
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
  • Sheridan is located in Lincoln 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 Midkiff. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Midkiff.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Midkiff ...

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

Adding Midkiff to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Midkiff 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 Midkiff was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Midkiff post office opened in 1898.

We also found Midkiff on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Midkiff.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.wv.us/

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