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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>

While we didn't find Midway in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Midway. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Midway listed first.

  • London Mills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Rapatee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Rapatee is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapatee
  • Ellisville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hermon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hermon is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermon
  • Fairview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bybee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bybee is also located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bybee
  • Maquon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • De Long
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • De Long is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Long
  • Saint Augustine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Babylon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Babylon is also located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babylon
  • Blyton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Blyton is also located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blyton
  • Avon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Avon is also located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <2>
  • Fiatt
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Douglas
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Douglas is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
  • Gilson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Abingdon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Prairie City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Prairie City is located in McDonough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
  • Manley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Manley is also located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley
  • Norris
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Norris is also located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norris <2>
  • Farmington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Civer ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Civer was located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Civer
  • Yates City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Cuba
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Cuba is also located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,149 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <2>
  • Canton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Canton is also located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,265 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <2>
  • Saluda
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Saluda is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saluda
  • Knoxville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)

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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