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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.

  • Westville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Georgetown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Grape Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Grape Creek is located in Vermilion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
  • Tilton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Tilton is located in Vermilion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,655 people
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  • Catlin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Catlin is located in Vermilion County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,899 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catlin <2>
  • Vandercook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Vandercook is located in Vermilion County
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  • Vermilion Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Vermilion Grove is located in Vermilion County
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  • Indianola
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Ridge Farm
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Humrick
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Humrick is located in Vermilion County
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  • Hillery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Hillery is located in Vermilion County
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  • Gessie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Gessie is located in Vermillion County (IN)
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  • Rileysburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Rileysburg is located in Vermillion County (IN)
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  • Danville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Missionfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Missionfield is located in Vermilion County
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  • Eugene
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Eugene is located in Vermillion County (IN)
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  • Oakwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodyard
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Woodyard is located in Edgar County
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  • Cayuga
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cayuga is located in Vermillion County (IN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
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  • Perrysville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Newell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Newell is located in Vermilion County
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  • Fairmount
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Glenburn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Glenburn is located in Vermilion County
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  • Sidell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mortimer
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Mortimer is located in Edgar County
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  • Foster
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Foster is located in Warren County (IN)
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  • West Newell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • West Newell is located in Vermilion County
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  • Muncie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)

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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