Midway, Kansas

Midway is an unincorporated community in Crawford County, Kansas, in the United States.^[1]

History

Midway had its start as a mining town, and was once a major railway shipping point of coal.^[2]

A post office was opened in Midway in February, 1871, but it closed in March, 1878. It re-opened in August, 1886, at which time it was renamed Nyack. In May, 1887, the old name Midway was restored. The post office closed permanently in 1912.^[3][4]

References

Municipalities and communities of Crawford County, Kansas, United States County seat: Girard Cities Arcadia Arma Cherokee Frontenac Girard Hepler McCune Mulberry Pittsburg Walnut Townships Baker Crawford Grant Lincoln Osage Sheridan Sherman Walnut Washington CDPs Chicopee Franklin Unincorporated communities Beulah Brazilton Capaldo Cato Coalvale Croweburg Curranville Dry Wood Dunkirk Englevale Farlington Fleming Fuller Greenbush Gross Kirkwood Klendike Kniveton‡ Litchfield Lone Oak Midway Monmouth Opolis Radley Red Onion Ringo South Radley Yale Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 37°26′57″N 94°37′52″W / 37.44922°N 94.63107°W / 37.44922; -94.63107