Midway, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Midway, Iowa is located in Iowa
Midway, Iowa
Midway, Iowa
Coordinates: 42°22′15″N 95°43′44″W / 42.37083°N 95.72889°W / 42.37083; -95.72889
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyWoodbury
Elevation
1,457 ft (444 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code712
GNIS feature ID464116[1]

Midway is an unincorporated community in Woodbury County, Iowa, United States. Midway is located on County Highway D38, 7.15 miles (11.51 km) east of Anthon.[2]

History

Woodbury County Iowa, 1903, showing the location of Midway.

Midway was once home to schools, St. Paul's Church, a post office, and a number of businesses. The post office at Midway operated from 1890 to 1907.[3]

The congregation of St. Paul Lutheran Church of Midway was founded on July 3, 1892, when seven families began having services at the Midway District #2 school. The first church building was constructed in 1898. By 1912, the church had 582 baptized members. After a lightning strike in 1919, the original church building was replaced in 1920. A larger church replaced the 1920 church in 1959. St. Paul's of Midway celebrated its 125th anniversary in 2017.[4]

The Midway Independent School District, which operated as a one-room schoolhouse, was slated to close in 1963,[5] but was still operating in 1967.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Midway". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Woodbury County, Iowa Highway and Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). Iowa Department of Transportation. 2011.
  3. ^ Mott, David C. (1931). Abandoned Towns, Villages and Post Offices of Iowa. pp. 143–144. ((cite book)): |work= ignored (help)
  4. ^ Hayworth, Judy. "Rural Battle Creek church to celebrate 125th anniversary". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  5. ^ Smith, Harry Robert; Friesema, H. Paul (1963). Units of Government in Siouxland. Institute of Public Affairs, University of Iowa. p. 26.
  6. ^ Welfare, United States Congress Senate Committee on Labor and Public (1967). Committee Prints. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 407.


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