Midway
Midway is located in Indiana
Midway
Midway
Midway is located in the United States
Midway
Midway
Coordinates: 37°59′58″N 87°08′18″W / 37.99944°N 87.13833°W / 37.99944; -87.13833
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountySpencer
TownshipGrass
Elevation394 ft (120 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
47634
Area code812
GNIS feature ID439126

Midway is an unincorporated community in Grass Township, Spencer County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]

History

A post office was established at Midway in 1831, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905.[3] The community was laid out in 1854.[4]

Geography

Midway is located 5.7 miles (9.2 km) west-southwest of Chrisney.

References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  2. "Midway, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  3. "Spencer County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
  4. History of Warrick, Spencer, and Perry Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Goodspeed. 1885. p. 365.


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