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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Midway. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Midway to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Midway, please Contact Us.

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Midway (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Midway. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Midway is historic, it would have been located within present day Fulton County.

To see how the shape of Illinois' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fulton County: Knox, Mason, McDonough, Peoria, Schuyler, Tazewell & Warren.

Below are the counties that are near Midway. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Midway:

  • Fulton County     (The home county of Midway)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
    • London Mills
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for London Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Mills
      • London Mills is located in Fulton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for London Mills <3>
    • Ellisville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
      • Ellisville is located in Fulton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellisville <3>
    • Fairview
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bybee
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bybee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bybee
      • Bybee is located in Fulton County
    • Blyton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blyton
      • Blyton is located in Fulton County
    • Babylon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babylon
      • Babylon is located in Fulton County
    • Fiatt
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fiatt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiatt
      • Fiatt is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fiatt <3>
    • Avon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Avon is located in Fulton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <3>
    • Farmington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Brereton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brereton
      • Brereton is located in Fulton County
    • Norris
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Checkrow
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Checkrow
      • Checkrow is located in Fulton County
    • Canton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Henderson County
    • Raritan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raritan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raritan
      • Raritan is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
    • Maquon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • De Long
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for De Long. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Long
      • De Long is located in Knox County
    • Saint Augustine
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Augustine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine
      • Saint Augustine is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Augustine <3>
    • Gilson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Abingdon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Yates City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yates City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates City
      • Yates City is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yates City <3>
    • Knoxville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knoxville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
      • Knoxville is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,692 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knoxville <3>
    • Appleton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Appleton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
      • Appleton is located in Knox County
    • Knox
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Knox. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
      • Knox is located in Knox County
    • East Galesburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Galesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Galesburg
      • East Galesburg is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
    • Dahinda
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dahinda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahinda
      • Dahinda is located in Knox County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dahinda <3>
    • Galesburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Williamsfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsfield
      • Williamsfield is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsfield <3>
  • Mason County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
    • Buzzville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzville
      • Buzzville is located in Mason County
    • Goofy Ridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goofy Ridge
      • Goofy Ridge is located in Mason County
    • Havana
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Manito
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manito have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manito
      • Manito is located in Mason County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,467 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manito <3>
    • Topeka
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Topeka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topeka
      • Topeka is located in Mason County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Topeka <3>
  • McDonough County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
    • Prairie City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
      • Prairie City is located in McDonough County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
    • Bushnell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • New Philadelphia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Philadelphia
      • New Philadelphia is located in McDonough County
    • Bardolph
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Adair
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Good Hope
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
      • Good Hope is located in McDonough County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Good Hope <3>
    • Macomb
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macomb have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
      • Macomb is located in McDonough County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,206 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macomb <3>
    • University Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
      • University Village is located in McDonough County
    • East Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
      • East Village is located in McDonough County
    • Lamone Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamone Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamone Village
      • Lamone Village is located in McDonough County
    • Sciota
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Mercer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
    • North Henderson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Alexis
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Peoria County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
    • Elmwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Trivoli
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trivoli have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trivoli
      • Trivoli is located in Peoria County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trivoli <3>
    • Brimfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Elmore
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
      • Elmore is located in Peoria County
    • Laura
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hanna City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Glasford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Edwards
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Kingston Mines
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingston Mines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Mines
      • Kingston Mines is located in Peoria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston Mines <3>
    • Monica
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monica
      • Monica is located in Peoria County
    • Mapleton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
      • Mapleton is located in Peoria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mapleton <3>
    • Maxwell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maxwell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
      • Maxwell is located in Peoria County
    • Norwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
      • Norwood is located in Peoria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
  • Stark County
    • West Jersey
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Jersey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jersey
      • West Jersey is located in Stark County
  • Tazewell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
    • Radville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radville
      • Radville is located in Tazewell County
    • Talbott
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbott
      • Talbott is located in Tazewell County
    • Parkland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland
      • Parkland is located in Tazewell County
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
    • Berwick
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berwick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
      • Berwick is located in Warren County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berwick <3>
    • Surrey
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Surrey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surrey
      • Surrey is located in Warren County
    • Cameron
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Youngstown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
      • Youngstown is located in Warren County
    • Roseville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Utah
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Utah. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utah
      • Utah is located in Warren County
    • Monmouth
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
      • Monmouth is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,801 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monmouth <3>
    • Gerlaw
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gerlaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerlaw
      • Gerlaw is located in Warren County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gerlaw <3>
    • Shanghai City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shanghai City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai City
      • Shanghai City is located in Warren County
    • Kirkwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirkwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
      • Kirkwood is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 670 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirkwood <3>
    • Smithshire
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithshire have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithshire
      • Smithshire is located in Warren County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithshire <3>
    • Eleanor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eleanor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor
      • Eleanor is located in Warren County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Midway, see our County-by-County Page for Midway.

Cemeteries Near Midway ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Midway.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Midway covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.

  • West Midway Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Midway Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Midway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Midway Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Midway Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Midway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Coal Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coal Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coal Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lyons Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lyons Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lyons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Heartley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heartley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heartley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Landon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Landon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Landon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Markley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Markley Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Markley Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • The Markley Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Abbadusky Markley Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106749 <5>
  • Flake Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ellisville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellisville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellisville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Fairview.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #521445 <5>
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    • Thurman Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thurman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thurman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hermon Methodist Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hermon Methodist Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hermon Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hermon Christian Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hermon Christian Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hermon Christian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

While we didn't find Midway in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Midway.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.

  • London Mills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for London Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Mills
    • London Mills is located in Fulton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for London Mills <3>
  • Rapatee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rapatee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapatee
    • Rapatee is located in Knox County
  • Ellisville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
    • Ellisville is located in Fulton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellisville <3>
  • Hermon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermon
    • Hermon is located in Knox County
  • Fairview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bybee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bybee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bybee
    • Bybee is located in Fulton County
  • Maquon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • De Long
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for De Long. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Long
    • De Long is located in Knox County
  • Saint Augustine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Augustine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine
    • Saint Augustine is located in Knox County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Augustine <3>
  • Babylon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babylon
    • Babylon is located in Fulton County
  • Blyton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blyton
    • Blyton is located in Fulton County
  • Avon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
    • Avon is located in Fulton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <3>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Fiatt
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fiatt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiatt
      • Fiatt is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fiatt <3>
    • Douglas
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
      • Douglas is located in Knox County
    • Gilson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Midway. See our List of 1890's Communities around Midway.

Newspapers Published in Midway ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 138 newspapers that have been published in the area around Midway.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Midway, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Midway.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Midway:

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

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.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Midway) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Midway. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6987, Longitude: -90.2435       In this case, the coordinates for Midway have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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