Midway Arkansas Map

About Midway, Arkansas

Midway is a locality in Jackson 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 occupies a quiet stretch of land where the flat, fertile earth of the plains meets the slow, deliberate transition toward the eastern woodlands. It lies 27.6 miles southwest of Jonesboro, AR (from Jonesboro, AR: bearing 225°T), and is situated 13.3 miles east-southeast of Newport. Threemile Creek cuts a shallow, meandering path through the local soil, its banks shaded by dense thickets of hardwood that cast long, cooling shadows across the damp loam during the sweltering heat of mid-afternoon. In the distance, the silhouette of Surrounded Hill rises like a muted anchor against the hazy, pale blue of the horizon, while the air remains heavy with the scent of pine needles and turned earth. The light at dusk here possesses a particular clarity, turning the fields a deep, bruised gold before the stars emerge in a sky unburdened by the glow of distant urban centers.

Midway maintains a steady, agrarian pace, defined by the seasonal cycles of the fields and the slow turning of the calendar. The local economy remains tethered to the productivity of the land, drawing sustenance from the surrounding acreage and the nearby Earl Buss/bayou Deview Game Management Area, which serves as a vital expanse for the preservation of regional flora and fauna. While the reach of modern industry remains at a distance, the pulse of the place is found in the maintenance of fences and the steady transit of trucks along narrow, dusty roads. Life in Midway persists with a patient, unadorned resilience, shaped by generations who have learned to work in quiet harmony with the rhythms of the soil and the persistent, slow flow of the local waters.

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 Jackson County (Newport), 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.