Midway, Kansas

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]

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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 9 October 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  4. "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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