Midway Alabama Map

About Midway, Alabama

Midway is a locality in Bullock County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 421. The population density is 49.1 people per km². Midway is located at 32.0764°N, 85.5244°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Midway is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 36861, 36042, 36728.

Midway stretches across a landscape of heavy red clay and dense timber where the light of late afternoon turns the pine needles into needles of burnished copper. It lies 25.5 miles west-northwest of Eufaula, AL (from Eufaula, AL: bearing 300°T), and is situated 12.2 miles east-southeast of Union Springs. The air here holds a deep, persistent humidity that clings to the skin, lingering long after the sun has dipped below the distant rise of Center Ridge. Only a mile away, the dark, slow-moving waters of South Fork Cowikee Creek carve a path through the bottomland hardwoods, providing a quiet corridor for the local wildlife. Two miles to the north, the stillness of McCains Lake reflects the sky in a mirror of muted gray, undisturbed by the modern rush. Beyond the cultivated fields, the Wehle Nature Preserve offers a vast expanse of managed wilderness where the cycle of the seasons dictates the color of the horizon.

Midway retains the quiet gravity of a place defined by its long relationship with the soil and the persistent memory of those who worked it. The economy remains rooted in the rhythm of agriculture, where the legacy of pecan groves and small-scale farming continues to shape the daily labor of the people. History here is not merely a collection of dates but a presence felt in the architecture of the older buildings and the patient pace of those who walk its roads. The influence of the land is absolute, demanding a kind of resilience that has been passed down through generations. In Midway, the quietude of the surroundings provides a space for a deliberate, measured existence, far removed from the frantic noise of larger centers of industry.

About This Midway Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Midway, Alabama. Coordinates: 32.076373, -85.524417. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Midway includes the ZIP code (36861, 36042, 36728), telephone area code (334, 251), county seat of Bullock County (Union Springs), and school district assignment (Bullock County School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.