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Unincorporated community in Crawford County, Kansas, United States For the settlement in Rawlins County, see Midway, Rawlins County, Kansas.

Midway is an unincorporated community in Crawford County, Kansas, United States.

History

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

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.

References

  1. "Midway, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  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 June 6, 2014.
  4. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961, page 2 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2014.

Further reading

See also: List of books about Crawford County, Kansas

External links

Municipalities and communities of Crawford County, Kansas, United States
County seat: Girard
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Map of Kansas highlighting Crawford County
Map of Kansas highlighting Crawford County
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Footnotes‡This community also has portions in an adjacent county or counties.

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


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