Midway, Crawford County, Kansas Explained

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.[1]

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.[2] [3]

External links

37.4492°N -94.6311°W

Notes and References

  1. Book: A Twentieth Century History and Biographical Record of Crawford County, Kansas . The Lewis Publishing Company . 1905 . 50–51.
  2. Web site: Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived) . Kansas Historical Society . 6 June 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131009124740/http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county%3ACR . 9 October 2013 .
  3. Web site: Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961, page 2 (archived) . Kansas Historical Society . 6 June 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131009175340/http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/page%3A2/county%3ACR . 9 October 2013 .