Midway, Woodbury County, Iowa

For other communities named Midway in Iowa, see Midway, Iowa (disambiguation).

Midway, Iowa
Unincorporated community
Midway, Iowa
Coordinates: 42°22′15″N 95°43′44″W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Woodbury
Elevation	1,457 ft (444 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	712
GNIS feature ID	464116[1]

Midway is an unincorporated community in Woodbury County, Iowa, United States. Midway is located on County Highway D38, 7.15 miles (11.51 km) east of Anthon.[2]

History

Woodbury County Iowa, 1903, showing the location of Midway.

Midway was once home to schools, St. Paul's Church, a post office, and a number of businesses. The post office at Midway operated from 1890 to 1907.[3]

The congregation of St. Paul Lutheran Church of Midway was founded on July 3, 1892, when seven families began having services at the Midway District #2 school. The first church building was constructed in 1898. By 1912, the church had 582 baptized members. After a lightning strike in 1919, the original church building was replaced in 1920. A larger church replaced the 1920 church in 1959. St. Paul's of Midway celebrated its 125th anniversary in 2017.[4]

The Midway Independent School District, which operated as a one-room schoolhouse, was slated to close in 1963,[5] but was still operating in 1967.[6]

References

1. "Midway". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. Woodbury County, Iowa Highway and Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). Iowa Department of Transportation. 2011.
3. Mott, David C. (1931). Abandoned Towns, Villages and Post Offices of Iowa. pp. 143–144. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
4. Hayworth, Judy. "Rural Battle Creek church to celebrate 125th anniversary". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
5. Smith, Harry Robert; Friesema, H. Paul (1963). Units of Government in Siouxland. Institute of Public Affairs, University of Iowa. p. 26.
6. Welfare, United States Congress Senate Committee on Labor and Public (1967). Committee Prints. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 407.