BlockMidway, Missouri
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1927 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Benton Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64427. The Survey maps it on the Bolckow quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1927 USGS Bolckow quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1945 USGS Bolckow quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Nebraska City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Nebraska City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Nebraska City quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Bolckow quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Maryville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
12 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Midway between 2002 and 2019, burning about 308 acres in total. None 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/undetermined | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178426-00205-07282018-1500 |
| 16 May 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179457-00205-05162019-0020 |
| 12 May 2018 | Other causes | 2.3 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 178423-00205-05122018-1825 |
| 18 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 140 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176704-00201-04182018-0310 |
| 23 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 55 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176703-00201-03232018-1238 |
| 22 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 95 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176702-00201-03222018-2120 |
| 17 March 2002 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 13 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 176700-00201-03132018-1543 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Midway: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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.
Storms near this place
2 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Midway in 2 storm reports between 2007 and 2008: 1 flood, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2007 | Flood | Midway | - | The 102 River at Rosendale crested at 19.90 feet, or 1.90 feet above flood stage. |
| April 2008 | Hail | Midway | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolckow | 2.5 miles | 12 | |
| Rankin | 4.1 miles | 12 | |
| Rosendale | 5.4 miles | 12 | |
| Cawood | 6.4 miles | 13 | |
| Rea | 6.6 miles | 12 | |
| Lone Corner | 7.0 miles | 11 | |
| Wyeth | 7.1 miles | 12 | |
| Nida (historical) | 7.2 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 737890. 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.