BlockMidway, Georgia
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the Douglasville-Lithia Springs census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30134. It stands on Slater Mill Creek. The Survey maps it on the Austell quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 20 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1891 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:125000
- 1901 USGS Marietta quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Austell quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Atlanta quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Austell quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1999 USGS Austell quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
115 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 115 fires within 5 miles of Midway between 1992 and 2018, burning about 314 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 44 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 48 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 44 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 2002 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-DOUGLAS-001 |
| 30 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2002-DOUGLAS-001 |
| 3 August 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 August 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.4 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Midway: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lithia Springs Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
29 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Midway in 29 storm reports between 1999 and 2026: 23 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 2 lightning, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Midway | $25,000 | The Douglas County Emergency Management Director reported that a tree was blown down onto a home on Cherokee Drive in Douglasville. |
| April 2025 | Lightning | Midway | $10,000 | A home caught fire after being struck by lightning in the 700 block of bearden road. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Midway | $8,000 | The Douglas County Emergency Manager reported several trees blown down in the eastern end of the county. One tree was blown down onto I-20 westbound near North County Line Road blocking multiple lanes of traffic. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Midway | $5,000 | Multiple trees down near the Lower Sweetwater Woods area around Riverside Parkway and GA92. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Midway | $4,000 | The 911 Center reported trees down on Pope Road at Lake Monroe Road, and on River Place Crossing. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Midway | $2,000 | The emergency manager relayed a report of a tree down blocking one lane of traffic near the sunrise memorial gardens on veterans memorial highway. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Midway | $2,000 | Powerline down near the 4500th block of Maroney Road. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Midway | $2,000 | The Douglas County Emergency Manager reported a power line blown down along South County Line Road at Melissa Ann Place. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Midway | $2,000 | Broadcast media reported a tree down onto and blocking parts of I-20 about 2 miles west of the Lee Road exit. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Midway | $1,000 | The emergency manager relayed a report of a tree down blocking access to a mobile home along the 2300 block of fairburn road. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Midway | $1,000 | The emergency manager reported a tree down blocking part of the roadway at maroney mill road and burnt hickory road. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Midway | $1,000 | One tree down along timber ridge drive . |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Midway | $1,000 | Large tree down blocking road near intersection of Bomar Road and Whisper Court. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Midway | $1,000 | A tree was downed in the 3000 block of Pope Road. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Midway | $1,000 | A tree was downed on Clearview Drive . |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Midway | $1,000 | A tree was downed near the intersection of Fairburn Rd and Anneewakee Rd. |
| December 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Midway | $1,000 | A tree was downed across the roadway in the 1500 block of Riverside Pkwy. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Midway | $1,000 | Tree down on home on Midway Rd and W Linda Dr. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Midway | $1,000 | Tree down at N Burnt Hickory and Gresham Rd. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Midway | $1,000 | A tree was downed near the intersection of Pritchards Mill Trail and Mill Trace. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Midway | $1,000 | A tree was reported down on Slater Mill Road. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Midway | $1,000 | A report was received over social media of a tree blown down around the intersection of I-20 and Highway 92. |
| July 2010 | Lightning | Midway | $1,000 | The Douglas County 911 Center reported that a tree on Bomar Road at Berry Farm Road was struck by lightning causing it to fall onto a power line. |
| February 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Midway | - | Tree down on house near the intersection of pope rd and autumn woods ct. |
| December 2023 | Hail | Midway | - | Public report and photo of 1 inch hail near Dear Lick Park and Mack Rd. |
| August 2023 | Flash Flood | Midway | - | The public reported flash flooding in the westbound lane of I-20 near mile marker 37, due to highwater on Slater Mill Creek. Radar estimates indicate that between 3 and 4 inches of rain occurred over the area, resulting in the flash flooding. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Midway | - | Power lines were reported down in the 5000 Block of Fairburn Rd. |
| April 2022 | Hail | Midway | - | Report of estimated quarter sized hail near Lithia Spring. |
| May 1999 | Hail | Midway | - | The public reported quarter size hail. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midway Estates | 0.3 miles | 20 | |
| Sunset Hill | 0.4 miles | 20 | |
| Colonial Estates | 0.5 miles | 20 | |
| English Heights | 0.6 miles | 20 | |
| High Point | 0.7 miles | 20 | |
| Lakeland Hills | 0.7 miles | 20 | |
| Pineview | 0.8 miles | 20 | |
| Shawnee Lake Estates | 0.8 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1686635. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.