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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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.
- 1892 USGS Temple quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1924 USGS Temple 3-C quadrangle1:48000
- 1931 USGS Belton quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Belton quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Temple quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
47 since 2005Regional 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/undetermined | 28 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SHARPING LN |
| 25 September 2011 | Smoking | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MUTUAL AID FOR BELTON FD |
| 8 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 439 & WILDWOOD |
| 7 August 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1000 ARMSTRONG LN |
| 24 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | OLIVER RD @ FM 436 |
| 13 August 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 11 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CENTRAL POINTE |
| 7 July 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | WHEAT ROAD & HWY 190 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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: 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belton Rockwool Ind Operation | Stone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Miller Pit | Limestone, General | Producer | ||
| Belton | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Leon Valley Plant No. 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Shallow Ford Construction Operation | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
13 since 2009Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Midway | $200,000 | A metal building system was destroyed near I-35 and Loop 363 by what likely was RFD type winds. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Midway | $100,000 | A public report indicated golf ball sized hail near Temple. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Midway | $20,000 | A trained spotter measured a 72 mph wind gust southwest of Temple. |
| October 2009 | Flash Flood | Midway | $3,000 | A 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 2025 | Hail | Midway | - | Dime size hail reported via mPING. |
| May 2024 | Flood | Midway | - | Report from mPING: River/Creek overflowing; Cropland/Yard/Basement Flooding. |
| May 2024 | Tornado (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 2023 | Flood | Midway | - | A public report indicated street flooding 3 miles west-northwest of Temple, TX. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Midway | - | A trained spotter reported 5 to 6 inch tree branches broken 4 miles west-northwest of Temple, TX. |
| April 2022 | Hail | Midway | - | A public report indicated quarter sized hail about 3 miles west-northwest of Temple, TX. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Midway | - | A trained spotter reported quarter size hail between the cities of Temple and Belton, TX. |
| March 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Midway | - | A 60 MPH wind gust was estimated near the intersection of Interstate 35 and Highway 36. |
| October 2009 | Flood | Midway | - | 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. |
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.
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.






