Midway (Mining Town) adopted in the 18th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 31 March 1924, as identified in 1909 BC Gazetteer, and as labelled on BC Lands' map 1EM, 1915. Form of name changed to Midway (Post Office & Station) 6 October 1955 on 82/SW. Incorporated as a Village Municipality 25 May 1967. Midway (Village) confirmed 30 September 1969 on 82E/2.

Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office

Boundary Creek Post Office opened 1 January 1894. Name changed to Midway Post Office 1 November 1894.

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So-named because of its position halfway between Penticton and Marcus, Washington (then the nearest point south on GNR).

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"This town, a Divisional point of the Kettle Valley Railway and for many years terminus of the Columbia & Western, is on the old Hudson's Bay and Dewdney trail, and was on the old stage route. It was always assumed to have been midway between some unknown points. Actually, when the townsite was promoted coincident with the Columbia & Western construction, 'Boundary City' was selected as the name [because] it is 1 mile from the International Boundary. The Post Office authorities would not accept the name. One of the townsite officials had just been to the World's Fair at Chicago and had been tremendously impressed with the 'Midway', and thus the town was named. (Rupert W. Haggen, BCLS, Origin of Place Names in Boundary District, 1945 manuscript, file H.1.45; confirmed by Mrs. Haggen, MLA, February 1959)

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When the townsite was laid out here in 1893, it was given the name "Boundary City." This name proved too similar to that of the nearby smelter town of Boundary Falls, so Captain R.C. Adams of Montreal, one of the owners of the townsite, changed the name the following year to Midway. He is said to have taken the name from the Midway Pleasance at the Chicago's World Fair of 1893.

Source: Akrigg, Helen B. and Akrigg, G.P.V; British Columbia Place Names; Sono Nis Press, Victoria 1986 /or University of British Columbia Press 1997