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
- 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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