Midway Alabama Map

About Midway, Alabama

Midway is a locality in Randolph 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 sits upon the deep, iron-rich earth of the Alabama interior, where the landscape is defined by the slow, deliberate work of water and the quiet endurance of pine and hardwood. It lies 31.8 miles southeast of Oxford, AL (from Oxford, AL: bearing 137°T), and is situated 10.0 miles north-northwest of Roanoke. Wildcat Creek carves a narrow, winding path through the soil just a mile from the center, its banks shaded by dense thickets that hold the damp, cooling breath of the morning. In the distance, the faint, hazy silhouette of Evan Ridge suggests a boundary to the world beyond, while closer to home, the waters of Wedowee Club Lake reflect the heavy, golden sky of late afternoon. Five miles away, the protected expanse of State-owned Submerged Lands preserves a wilder, untamed character, offering a sanctuary where the shadows stretch long and thin across the clay.

Midway carries the weight of a long history in its quiet streets, a legacy reflected in the modest architecture and the steady, rhythmic pulse of an economy tied to the land and the changing seasons. The local character is shaped by a profound connection to the soil, where the legacy of pecan groves and the memory of labor define the community’s identity as much as any ledger or map. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of the humid air, far from the rush of the interstate, finding its own cadence in the seasonal harvest and the occasional stillness of a humid evening. While the nearby High Shoals Falls provides a rare, vertical rush of water eight miles away, the true substance of Midway remains in the steady, grounded patience of those who have made their lives within these red-clay borders.

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 Randolph County (Wedowee), 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.