Official Name: | Midway, Iowa |
Pushpin Map: | Iowa |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Iowa |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Woodbury |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 1457 |
Coordinates: | 42.3708°N -95.7289°W |
Area Code: | 712 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 464116 |
Midway is an unincorporated community in Woodbury County, Iowa, United States. Midway is located on County Highway D38, 7.15miles east of Anthon.[1]
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.[2]
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.[3]
The Midway Independent School District, which operated as a one-room schoolhouse, was slated to close in 1963,[4] but was still operating in 1967.[5]