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Midway, Kentucky

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Hazel-Lynn Grove census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42049. It stands on White Oak Creek. The Survey maps it on the Murray quadrangle. It stands 554 feet above sea level.

Midway within Calloway County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 13 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

17 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Midway between 1998 and 2012, burning about 60 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None was 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined8
Debris and open burning2
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Recreation and ceremony2
Other causes1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Natural1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
7 September 2012Natural1.0 acresKentucky Division of ForestryTAYLOR TRA
31 August 2007Railroad operations and maintenance4.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
4 March 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
28 March 2004Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
23 March 2004Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
9 February 2008Debris and open burning1.0 acresTennessee Division of Forestrynot named
21 February 2004Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named
1 February 1998Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Calloway County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Midway: 2 past producers, 1 unknown, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Murray MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Clay PitClayPast Producer
Spinks Clay Number 10 PitClayPast ProducerSedimentary
Spinks Clay Number 10 PitClayUnknown

Every working recorded in Calloway County

Storms near this place

11 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Midway in 11 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 2 flood, 1 flash flood. The reports record 4 injuries. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2000Tornado (F2)Midway4 hurt, $250,000The peak intensity of the tornado was rated F-2, with estimated maximum winds near 125 MPH. Although the tornado was only on the ground for a mile or two, it struck the small community of Midway directly, causing extensive damage. Two mobile homes housing migrant workers were destroyed. One of the persons in a mobile home was seriously injured. Three others sustained relatively minor injuries. A used car dealership and a grocery store sustained major damage to roofs and walls. Several additional homes, mobile homes, and barns received moderate to major damage. Numerous trees in the area were downed or uprooted. U.S. Highway 641 was closed for about 18 hours south of Murray due to debris and power lines across the road. The owner of the grocery and an attached home estimated his losses at just under 100,000 dollars.
August 2021Flash FloodMidway$75,000Highway 121 south of New Concord was closed due to flooding. In the New Concord area, a bridge on Highway 280 at Panther Creek was closed due to pavement washed away. Rainfall reports of up to 7 inches were received from this event in Calloway County. A co-operative observer in Murray measured a storm total rainfall of 3.45 inches over the past 24 hours.
March 2016Tornado (EF0)Midway$30,000A National Weather Service damage survey revealed a brief EF-0 tornado struck the west side of the community of Midway. The tornado occurred along Highway 1828 and traveled about one-quarter mile northeast across U.S. Highway 641. On Highway 1828, approximately half of the roof was ripped off a single family residence, including the decking and some rafters. Small tree limbs were broken, and the underpinning was blown from a mobile home. Power lines were brought down. Peak winds were estimated near 85 mph.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindMidway$20,000Several trees were snapped. Pieces of tin metal roofing were thrown up to one-half mile. Barn roofs were damaged. TV antennas were broken.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindMidway$5,000Parts of a tobacco barn roof were blown off. Part of the metal roof of a second tobacco barn was lifted. Two large oak trees were blown down. Corn plants were blown over.
June 1996Thunderstorm WindMidway$5,000no account filed
June 2001Thunderstorm WindMidway$3,000A utility company reported trees down on Highway 641.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindMidway$1,000A large tree was blown down in Midway.
March 2022Thunderstorm WindMidway-Due to a combination of heavy rain and strong winds, a semi-trailer carrying logs overturned on U.S. Highway 641 south of Murray. The driver was ejected from the cab and died (indirect). Highway 641 was closed for several hours.
March 2014FloodMidway-The middle fork of the Clarks River flooded a secondary road just south of the Murray city limits. Eight to twelve inches of water were flowing over the road.
April 2013FloodMidway-Kentucky Highway 1828 was closed due to flooding. A trained spotter in the area measured 1.40 inches of rain in about 24 hours.

Every storm recorded in Calloway County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Halfway (historical)1.1 miles13
Steeleville (historical)1.7 miles13
Bakers Crossroads1.8 miles13
Locust Grove (historical)2.2 miles13
South Murray2.3 miles13
Hickory Grove (historical)2.6 miles13
West Murray3.1 miles13
Stone (historical)3.2 miles13

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on MidwayAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q38249587The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 508600. 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.