Midway, Nevada
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Walker River census division. It lies near Gillis CaƱon. The Survey maps it on the Win Wan Flat quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 18 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.
- 1909 USGS Hawthorne quadrangle1:250000
- 1911 USGS Hawthorne quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1915 USGS Hawthorne quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Win Wan Flat quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Walker Lake quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Midway: 5 occurrences, 4 past producers, 2 prospects, 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Uranium, Mercury, Graphite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ball Bearing Prospect | Manganese | Unknown | ||
| Basic Incorporated Magnesite | Magnesite | Past Producer | ||
| Mims | Copper, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Graphite Occurrence | Graphite | Occurrence | 1916 | |
| Valley View Mine | Aluminum | Occurrence | ||
| Lost Sheep Claims | Uranium | Unknown | ||
| Lost Sheep Claims | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Poinsette Mine | Mercury | Past Producer | 1914 | |
| Poinsettia Mercury Deposit | Mercury | Prospect | ||
| Butler Iron Deposit | Iron | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bovard (historical) | 5.7 miles | 18 | |
| Copperfield (historical) | 9.8 miles | 18 | |
| Buckley Camp (historical) | 12.4 miles | 21 | |
| Acme (historical) | 12.8 miles | 18 | |
| Kinkaid | 13.3 miles | 18 | |
| Woodruffs (historical) | 14.6 miles | 18 | |
| Luning | 16.3 miles | 19 | |
| Thorne | 17.5 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 856081. 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.
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.








