Midway Arkansas Map

About Midway, Arkansas

Midway is a locality in Baxter County, Arkansas, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,036. The population density is 69.5 people per km². Midway is located at 36.3922°N, 92.4755°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 72394, 71728, 72568.

Midway emerges from the dense, hardwood canopy where the land begins its slow, deliberate descent toward the water. It lies 5.5 miles northwest of Mountain Home, AR (from Mountain Home, AR: bearing 309°T), and is situated 37.5 miles east-northeast of Harrison. Bruce Creek marks the western pulse of the geography, carving a limestone-rich path through the thicket that defines the local drainage. Beyond the immediate timber, the elevation shifts as the earth rises toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Promise Land Ridge. The air here holds a heavy, humid stillness that clings to the skin, particularly when the afternoon light catches the limestone bluffs, turning the gray stone into a pale, flickering silver that seems to vibrate against the deep green of the oaks.

Midway maintains a quiet existence tied to the rhythms of the land and the nearby presence of Bull Shoals Lake. While the economy remains modest, the proximity to the Bull Shoals Recreation Area draws those who seek the stillness of the water or the solitude of the woods. History in these parts is etched into the way the roads follow the natural contours of the terrain, avoiding the sharp incline of Trimble Flat to favor the more manageable paths established by early settlers. Life moves in accordance with the turning of the seasons, where the arrival of redbud and dogwood blossoms serves as a more reliable calendar than any printed page, grounding Midway in a continuity that ignores the frantic pace of the wider world.

About This Midway Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Midway, Arkansas. Coordinates: 36.39224, -92.475532. 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 (72394, 71728, 72568), telephone area code (501, 479), county seat of Baxter County (Mountain Home), and school district assignment (Mountain Home 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.