Midway, Crawford County, Kansas
Midway is an unincorporated community in Crawford County, Kansas, 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[]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Midway, Kansas
- ^ A Twentieth Century History and Biographical Record of Crawford County, Kansas. The Lewis Publishing Company. 1905. pp. 50–51.
- ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on 9 October 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
- ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961, page 2 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on 9 October 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
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| Footnotes | †This populated place is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau. ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties. | |
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Coordinates: 37°26′57″N 94°37′52″W / 37.44922°N 94.63107°W
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Crawford County, Kansas
- Unincorporated communities in Kansas
- Southeast Kansas geography stubs