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.
- Moro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bethalto
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dorsey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Prairietown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Prairietown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairietown
- Carpenter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carpenter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Fosterburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fosterburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterburg
- Wanda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wanda is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanda
- Worden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bunker Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Edwardsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fruit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fruit is located in Madison County
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- Poag
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Poag is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poag
- Upper Alton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Upper Alton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Alton
- Alton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kaufman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kaufman is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaufman
- Staunton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dorchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dorchester is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Brighton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brooks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brooks is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Mitchell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchell is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Alhambra
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Miles Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Miles Station is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Station
- North Alton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- North Alton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Alton
- Shipman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Godfrey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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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