Midway Alabama Map

About Midway, Alabama

Midway is a locality in Butler 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 anchors itself firmly within a landscape of red-clay soil and dense, shadowed woodlands where the humidity clings to the longleaf pines like a heavy, velvet cloak. It lies 29.0 miles west of Troy, AL (from Troy, AL: bearing 271°T), and is situated 9.1 miles east of Greenville. The terrain here is defined by subtle shifts in elevation, a quiet, inland stretch of earth that slopes toward the low-lying basin of Skipper Mill Branch, where the water moves with a sluggish, meditative clarity. Sunlight filters through the canopy in thin, slanted shafts, illuminating the quiet surface of Cumbies Pond just a short distance away, where the stillness is interrupted only by the sudden, rhythmic break of a turtle surfacing. On the distant horizon, the faint, hazy silhouette of Gopher Ridge provides a static boundary to the view, grounding the expanse of green and brown earth in a sense of ancient, geological permanence.

Midway maintains a deliberate pace, defined by the seasonal cycles of agriculture and the enduring legacy of the families who have worked these fields for generations. The regional economy remains tied to the soil, echoing a history of pecan groves and small-scale farming that continues to shape the character of the neighborhood. Residents often travel to Day Memorial Park to find a moment of respite beneath the hardwoods, maintaining a connection to the land that feels both practical and deeply personal. Life in Midway moves with the steady, unhurried cadence of a place that values the weight of its own memories, where the quiet conversation of a neighbor on a porch holds more gravity than the distant hum of the modern world.

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 Butler County (Greenville), 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.