Midway, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Portland-Gregory census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78390. The Survey maps it on the Gregory quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1925 USGS Corpus Christi quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Corpus Christi quadrangle1:250000
- 1951 USGS Corpus Christi quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Corpus Christi quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Corpus Christi quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Corpus Christi quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Gregory quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1984 USGS Corpus Christi quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Corpus Christi quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
15 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Midway between 2009 and 2020, burning about 32 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 | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | INGLESIDE BRUSH |
| 18 July 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GARZA |
| 4 May 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 181 AT CITY LIMIT |
| 28 May 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 2 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS/BRUSH FIRE |
| 6 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GREGORY FIRE |
| 5 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY 77 & 188 |
| 4 April 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | CTY RD. 3284 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Midway: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Phosphorus-Phosphates, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fosboro Phosphate Plant | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Producer | ||
| Haas Trucking Company Operation | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Midway in 5 storm reports between 2008 and 2021: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Midway | $15,000 | A large section of metal roofing on building was peeled away along Highway 181. |
| September 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Midway | $10,000 | Six power poles were blown down along County Road 3567 near Palm Memorial Garden cemetery. |
| March 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Midway | $5,000 | Four telephone poles were snapped near the base on Midway Road. |
| July 2021 | Heavy Rain | Midway | - | Damage estimates due to sorghum losses in the county were at 32.449 million dollars across the county due to heavy rainfall. A 35 percent loss occurred with the sorghum crop. |
| July 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Midway | - | This tornado touched down in an open cotton field in the outer rainbands of Hurricane Dolly. No damage was reported. This tornado moved northeast to southwest. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tierra Buena Colonia | 2.8 miles | 11 | |
| Algodon Colonia | 2.9 miles | 11 | |
| Second Roosevelt Colonia | 3.0 miles | 11 | |
| Roosevelt Colonia | 3.1 miles | 11 | |
| Taft | 3.1 miles | 11 | |
| Third Hidalgo Colonia | 3.2 miles | 11 | |
| Fourth Hidalgo Colonia | 3.4 miles | 11 | |
| Fifth Hidalgo Colonia | 3.6 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378670. 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.








