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

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Midway, Kansas
  2. A Twentieth Century History and Biographical Record of Crawford County, Kansas. The Lewis Publishing Company. 1905. pp. 50–51.
  3. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  4. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961, page 2 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2014.

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


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