Old Midway, TX

By: Laurie E. Jasinski

Type: General Entry

Published: July 28, 2005

Old Midway is a tiny rural community located about seven miles northeast of Centerville in north central Leon County. The settlement may have begun by the early 1900s under the name Midway. Highway maps of the 1930s show the locale of Midway, with scattered dwellings in the area, near the Buffalo Gas Field. By the 1970s the community was listed as Old Midway. No population estimates were available in 2000.

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The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this entry.

Laurie E. Jasinski, “Old Midway, TX,” Handbook of Texas Online, accessed June 28, 2022, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/old-midway-tx.

Published by the Texas State Historical Association.

Original Publication Date:: July 28, 2005

Related Book(s):

Texas Almanac 2020-2021

Texas Almanac 2022–2023


Linked Data from the Texas Almanac:
Place: Old Midway
Currently Exists: Yes
Place Type: Town
USGS ID: 1380191
Town Fields: Has post office: No

Is Incorporated: No
Belongs to: Leon County
Associated Names: Midway 1
Coordinates: Latitude: 31.36740040°

Longitude: -95.95551530°
Population Counts: People Year

12 2009

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