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Midway, Texas

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Temple census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76502. It stands on Pepper Creek. The Survey maps it on the Belton quadrangle.

Midway within Bell County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 16 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

47 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 47 fires within 5 miles of Midway between 2005 and 2020, burning about 366 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined28
Debris and open burning10
Equipment and vehicle use3
Arson/incendiarism2
Smoking2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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
5 September 2009Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceSHARPING LN
25 September 2011Smoking20 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceMUTUAL AID FOR BELTON FD
8 August 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceFM 439 & WILDWOOD
7 August 2009Debris and open burningunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service1000 ARMSTRONG LN
24 August 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceOLIVER RD @ FM 436
13 August 2008Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
11 August 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceCENTRAL POINTE
7 July 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceWHEAT ROAD & HWY 190

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Bell County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 13 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Midway: 8 past producers, 4 producers, 1 unknown. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Dimension, Limestone, General. 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
Belton Rockwool Ind OperationStone, DimensionProducer
Miller PitLimestone, GeneralProducer
BeltonSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Leon Valley Plant No. 1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Shallow Ford Construction OperationSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Bell County

Storms near this place

13 since 2009

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Midway in 13 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 4 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 3 flood, 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2024Thunderstorm WindMidway$200,000A metal building system was destroyed near I-35 and Loop 363 by what likely was RFD type winds.
April 2023HailMidway$100,000A public report indicated golf ball sized hail near Temple.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindMidway$20,000A trained spotter measured a 72 mph wind gust southwest of Temple.
October 2009Flash FloodMidway$3,000A car got stuck in a low water crossing at Wildflower Country Club in Temple, and the driver had to be rescued. The water was up to the bumper of the sedan. Also in Temple, several manholes in the Bird Creek area were overflowing from the excessive amount of rain.
March 2025HailMidway-Dime size hail reported via mPING.
May 2024FloodMidway-Report from mPING: River/Creek overflowing; Cropland/Yard/Basement Flooding.
May 2024Tornado (EFU)Midway-A brief tornado was spotted by an off-duty NWS Meteorologist just west of I-35 in Temple. No damage was found.
April 2023FloodMidway-A public report indicated street flooding 3 miles west-northwest of Temple, TX.
April 2023Thunderstorm WindMidway-A trained spotter reported 5 to 6 inch tree branches broken 4 miles west-northwest of Temple, TX.
April 2022HailMidway-A public report indicated quarter sized hail about 3 miles west-northwest of Temple, TX.
June 2019HailMidway-A trained spotter reported quarter size hail between the cities of Temple and Belton, TX.
March 2010Thunderstorm WindMidway-A 60 MPH wind gust was estimated near the intersection of Interstate 35 and Highway 36.
October 2009FloodMidway-A man had to be rescued from a low water crossing on Riverside Trail that was still covered in water several hours after the rainfall had ended. The water was up to the bumper of his stranded truck.

Every storm recorded in Bell 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
Hobbs2.4 miles16
Gober2.6 miles15
Belton3.2 miles16
Smith3.6 miles15
Temple3.9 miles15
Dog Ridge (historical)5.3 miles19
Belco5.5 miles15
Woodland5.5 miles16

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1384170. 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.