Midkiff, Texas

Unincorporated community in Texas, United States

31°37′58″N 101°50′23″W / 31.63278°N 101.83972°W / 31.63278; -101.83972CountryUnited StatesStateTexasCountyMidland CountyElevation

2,736 ft (834 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

79755

GNIS feature ID1341544

Midkiff is a T-shaped unincorporated desert village in northeastern Midland County, Texas, United States. It lies along RM 2401 and FM 3095, north of the city of Rankin, the county seat of Upton County.^[1] Its elevation is 2,736 feet (834 m).^[2] It has a post office, serving the ZIP code of 79755;^[3] the ZCTA for ZIP Code 79755 had a population of 245 at the 2000 census.^[4]

Founded in an oil boom in the early 1950s, Midkiff was named for a former community in nearby Midland County. Its original proposed name was "Hadacol Corner", but the U.S. Postal Service objected, presumably because it disapproved of locating in a town named after a registered corporate brand name, and the founders agreed to make a change in order to have a post office.^[5]^[6] Its post office was established in September 1952.^[7]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification, Midkiff has a semiarid climate, BSk on climate maps.^[8]

References

^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 99.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Midkiff, Texas
^ Zip Code Lookup
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved July 4, 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ CAUBLE, SMITH, JULIA (June 15, 2010). "MIDKIFF, TX". www.tshaonline.org. Retrieved May 18, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Midkiff, Texas (Upton County), Handbook of Texas Online, 2008-01-18. Accessed 2008-08-14.
^ Climate Summary for Midkiff, Texas