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History · Midland

Midland’s post office opened in 1874, and 12% of its homes were built before 1940

1 place in town is on the National Register, among them a historic district with 54 buildings. Below: maps from 1943 on.

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How Midland began

When was Midland founded?

1874

The Midland post office opened in 1874, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 214152 years
Founding year: the first Midland post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Midland’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Midland are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.A historic districtThe Midland Historic District takes in 54 historic buildings.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Midland’s history is told.

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On the National Register

1 listing protects 54 historic buildings

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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Midland Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2019

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

The story so far

Midland, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Midland yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Midland is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fauquier County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Midland had a population of 214. Midland is home to a post office with the local ZIP code of 22728. Midland is the closest community to the birthplace of John Marshall, the longest-serving Chief Justice in U.S. Supreme Court history. A small park honors his birthplace, with a marker placed where his home once stood. The county is also designated as part of the John Marshall Soil and Water Conservation District.

Its first post office opened in 1874. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 218 in 2010, 214 in 2020.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Midland on the map, 1943 to 1983

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Midland. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Midland on the 1943 USGS mapMidland on the 1967 USGS mapMidland on the 1978 USGS mapMidland on the 1983 USGS map1943Midland sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Midland.

Famous people

Famous people close to Midland

Nobody well known was born in Midland itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Ambrose Powell HillConfederate Army general · b. 1825
Ellen Lewis Herndon ArthurWife of U.S. president Chester A. Arthur · b. 1837
Benita Fitzgerald-BrownAmerican hurdler · b. 1961
C. J. SapongAmerican soccer player · b. 1988
Eppa HuntonU.S. Representative and Senator from Virginia a… · b. 1822
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Chaney KleyAmerican actor · b. 1972
Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Midland’s post office has been open since 1874.

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Midland Schoolschool
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Midland
MidlandMidland Church of the Bretheren

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Midland’s history

What year was Midland founded?

The Midland post office opened in 1874, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

What is on the National Register in Midland?

One place: the Midland Historic District (listed 2019).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From the National Register of Historic Places (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.