Midway, Wisconsin

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|subdivision_name3 = Onalaska

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|timezone = Central (CST)

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Midway is an unincorporated community located in the town of Onalaska, La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States.{{cite gnis|1569446|Midway, Wisconsin}}

History

Midway was originally called "Halfway Creek", after a nearby creek; when a railroad depot was built the present name of Midway was adopted.{{cite book|author=Chicago and North Western Railway Company|title=A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OspBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA102|year=1908|page=102}} The Midway post office closed in 1934.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=WI&county=La+Crosse | title=La Crosse County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=1 March 2015}}

In June 2013, the town of Onlaska voted to seek incorporation as a village and to call the new village "Midway". The Onalaska Town Hall is located in the unincorporated community of Midway.'The Battle of Midway-Town of Onalaska decides on new name for village incorporation, La Crosse Tribune, Randy Erickson, June 19, 2013

Notes

Category:Unincorporated communities in La Crosse County, Wisconsin

Category:Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin