Midway Arkansas Map

About Midway, Arkansas

Midway is a locality in Jefferson 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 flat, heavy clay of the landscape as a collection of quiet prospects defined by the persistent, unhurried flow of the East Fork Derrieusseaux Creek. It lies 11.6 miles west-northwest of Pine Bluff, AR (from Pine Bluff, AR: bearing 294°T), and is situated 5.8 miles west-northwest of White Hall. The horizon remains largely unbroken, save for the modest, rounded prominence of Gum Springs Hill, which rises a mile away to catch the long, golden shadows of the late afternoon. Here, the air holds a thick, humid stillness that clings to the hardwoods, and the light at dusk turns the fields a bruised, deep violet before the crickets begin their rhythmic, metallic chorus. The land does not boast dramatic vistas, but rather a stubborn, honest endurance, where the soil dictates the pace of the day and the sky feels wider than the earth beneath it.

History in Midway is measured not by monuments, but by the slow accumulation of agricultural cycles and the fading tire tracks on gravel roads. The local economy persists in a modest, pragmatic fashion, rooted in the cultivation of the surrounding fields and the quiet maintenance of a life lived at a remove from the frenetic pace of urban centers. Residents looking for a reprieve from the daily labor might travel toward White Hall City Park, though most find their satisfaction closer to home, perhaps wandering the edges of the woods or observing the seasonal changes that ripple across the plains. Even when the mind drifts toward the distant waters of Old River Lake or the low, sunken geography of Bayou Narrow, the focus remains on the immediate work at hand, ensuring that Midway maintains its steady, unremarkable, and entirely authentic sense of place.

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 Jefferson County (Pine Bluff), 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.