Midway, Boone County, Missouri

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.

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


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