Midway, Boone County, Missouri

Coordinates: 38°59′06″N 92°26′58″W / 38.98500°N 92.44944°W / 38.98500; -92.44944
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Midway is an unincorporated community in Boone County, Missouri, in the United States.[1]

History

Midway was so named because it is midway between Columbia and Rocheport.[2] A post office called Midway was established in 1869, and remained in operation until 1908.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Midway, Boone County, Missouri
  2. ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 212.
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 4 September 2016.

38°59′06″N 92°26′58″W / 38.98500°N 92.44944°W / 38.98500; -92.44944