Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
Midway itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Graham ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Graham is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Downey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Downey is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
- West Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Iowa City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Centerdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oasis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elmira
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Morse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- River Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lone Tree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- West Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Springdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Coralville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Iowa Junction ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Iowa Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Junction
- Plato
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Plato is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- Sharon Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sharon Center is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Center
- Solon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Riverside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nichols
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nichols is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Cedar Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tiffin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buchanan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Atalissa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rochester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Midway, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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