Midway, Missouri
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Miller Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65608. It lies near Rockhouse Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Mansfield quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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.
- 1951 USGS Mansfield quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Mansfield quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Mountain Grove quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
93 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 93 fires within 5 miles of Midway between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,141 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 27 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 | 53 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 2 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179176-03401-09022019-1640 |
| 19 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 14 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 5 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | 7.1 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 220621-03401-08052020-1645 |
| 24 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 22 August 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 20 August 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 179175-03401-08202019-1619 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Midway: 10 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, Lead, Zinc, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Browning Land | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Lead + Zinc | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Lead + Zinc | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Chickasaw Mine | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Lead Hill Mines | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| St Joe Mine | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ss | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
14 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Midway in 14 storm reports between 2009 and 2024: 6 hail, 3 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Midway | $4,000 | One power pole was snapped and a second was bent over East 76 Highway. The time was based on radar. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Midway | - | Report of baseball size hail. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Midway | - | Report of golf ball size hail. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Midway | - | Report of hail 3 inches in diameter. |
| May 2024 | Heavy Rain | Midway | - | Rainfall of 3.92 inches was reported as the 24 hour measurement, with most of that falling in the last 6 hours. |
| November 2024 | Heavy Rain | Midway | - | CoCoRaHS station MO-DG-6 located 3.7 miles south-southeast of Mansfield measured a 2-day rainfall total of 9.50 inches. |
| April 2022 | Flash Flood | Midway | - | Highway 5 at Bryant Creek was flooded and impassable. |
| October 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Midway | - | A large tree was uprooted along County Road 101 north of Bryant Creek. |
| May 2018 | Flash Flood | Midway | - | Highway B was flooded with debris in the road. |
| March 2017 | Hail | Midway | - | This report was from social media with a picture. |
| July 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Midway | - | A NWS storm survey confirmed an EF-0 tornado touched down just west of the intersection of County Roads 102 and 101 and traveled northward along County Road 101. There were numerous trees that were blown down or uprooted as well as power lines down. The maximum estimated winds were up to 80 mph and the path width was about 100 yards. |
| October 2009 | Flash Flood | Midway | - | Route U was closed due to flash flooding. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Midway | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryant | 1.1 miles | 13 | |
| Basher | 2.3 miles | 13 | |
| Mount Zion | 3.7 miles | 15 | |
| Olathia | 4.0 miles | 13 | |
| Zenda | 5.3 miles | 15 | |
| Ava | 6.4 miles | 13 | |
| Larissa | 6.8 miles | 13 | |
| Brushyknob | 7.3 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 741064. 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.





