Another interesting note about the name is that the village has not always been called Midlothian. In the late 1700s, the area was listed on maps simply as "Coal Mines" and later came to be known as Coalfield. The modern-day Coalfield Rd is a remnant of this name. When the Richmond and Danville Railroad went through the village, their station (First built in 1850, destroyed in 1864 during the Civil War, second station built in 1866 and demolished in 1957. The station stood at the intersection of Salisbury Dr and the railroad.) was called Coalfield Station. The US Post Office established at the station, however, had the name of Midlothian. This reflected the rise in importance of the Midlothian Coal Mining Company. By the late 1800s, the area had ceased to be called Coalfield and was almost always called Midlothian.