Midway Arkansas Map

About Midway, Arkansas

Midway is a locality in Lafayette County, Arkansas, United States. Midway is located at 33.4618°N, 93.6249°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 72651.

Midway rests in the gentle embrace of southwest Arkansas's rolling terrain, a landscape defined by the slow, deliberate flow of sluggish creeks and the quiet persistence of pine and oak forests. It lies 23.8 miles east of Texarkana, AR (from Texarkana, AR: bearing 87°T), and is situated 7.6 miles north-north-west of Lewisville. The air here carries the humid breath of the South, thick with the scent of damp earth after a summer shower and the faint, sweet decay of fallen leaves in autumn. Sunlight filters through the dense canopy, dappling the undergrowth in shifting patterns, and the silence is often broken only by the buzz of insects or the distant call of a crow. It’s a place where the land itself seems to breathe, a soft, green exhalation under an expansive sky, and the very stillness invites a slower pace, a turning inward. The history of Midway is inextricably linked to the fertile soil and the timber that has long sustained its people. Once a stopping point on early routes, its character was shaped by the hardworking farmers who cleared the land and the logging operations that harvested the abundant forests. The local economy, while modest, still echoes this legacy, with agriculture remaining a quiet backbone, and the whisper of chainsaws occasionally reminding one of the enduring connection to the woods. There are no grand monuments or bustling attractions in Midway, but its charm lies in its unassuming authenticity, a place where life unfolds with a steady, unhurried cadence, marked by the changing seasons and the enduring spirit of its inhabitants.

About This Midway Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Midway, Arkansas — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 33.461789, -93.624901. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Midway and Lafayette County.

Detailed location data for Midway includes the ZIP code (72394), telephone area code (501, 479), county seat of Lafayette County (Lewisville), and school district assignment (Mountain Home School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Midway is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.