Midway Louisiana Map
Midway, St. Mary Parish
Midway, Louisiana — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Midway, St. Mary Parish.
Interactive Map of Midway, Louisiana
| City | Midway |
| State | Louisiana (LA) |
| County | St. Mary Parish |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 29.655211 |
| Longitude | -91.4915 |
| Density | N/A /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Midway, Louisiana
Midway is a locality in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, United States. Midway is located at 29.6552°N, 91.4915°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 71342.0.
Midway rests in the verdant embrace of Louisiana's bayou country, a landscape painted in broad strokes of emerald and slate. It lies 31.0 miles south-east of New Iberia, LA (from New Iberia, LA: bearing 141°T), and is situated 9.7 miles south of Franklin. Cypress trees, their knees like ancient knuckles breaking the water's surface, stand sentinel along the slow-moving waterways, their branches draped with Spanish moss that sways like spectral beards in the humid air. The land itself, a rich, dark loam, yields to the persistent moisture, creating a terrain that is both fertile and yielding, a place where the very earth seems to breathe. Sunlight, when it pierces the dense canopy, falls in fragmented shafts, illuminating the shimmering wings of dragonflies and the slick, oily sheen on the bayou's surface. The character of Midway is one of quiet resilience, a place where life moves with the languid grace of the surrounding waters. The history of Midway is as deeply entwined with the water as the cypress roots themselves, its origins tied to the early agricultural endeavors that shaped this part of St. Mary Parish. For generations, the economy here has been sustained by the bounty of the land and the waterways, with sugarcane fields stretching towards the horizon and fishing boats plying the depths. This connection to the earth and water has fostered a distinctive cultural character, one marked by a deep understanding of the natural world and a tradition of communal living. While modern industries may have touched its edges, the heart of Midway remains rooted in its agrarian past, a place where the scent of damp earth and ripening sugarcane still hangs heavy in the air, a persistent echo of its enduring heritage.
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About This Midway Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Midway, Louisiana with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 St. Mary Parish. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Midway is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Midway is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
