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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Midway had 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.

  • Geneseo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Kanopolis
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kanopolis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanopolis
    • Kanopolis is located in Ellsworth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kanopolis <2>
  • Lorraine
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lorraine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
    • Lorraine is located in Ellsworth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
  • Frederick
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frederick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
    • Frederick is located in Rice County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18 people
  • Crawford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crawford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
    • Crawford is located in Rice County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Crawford
    • From Midway to Crawford
  • Ellsworth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Venango
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Venango have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venango
    • Venango is located in Ellsworth County
  • Galt
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Galt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
    • Galt is located in Rice County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Galt
    • From Midway to Galt
  • Pollard ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pollard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
    • Pollard is located in Rice County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Pollard
    • From Midway to Pollard
  • Langley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
    • Langley is located in Ellsworth County
  • Carneiro ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carneiro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carneiro
    • Carneiro is located in Ellsworth County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Carneiro
    • From Midway to Carneiro
  • Bushton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bushton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushton
    • Bushton is located in Rice County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
  • Terra Cotta
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terra Cotta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Cotta
    • Terra Cotta is located in Ellsworth County
  • Mitchell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mitchell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
    • Mitchell is located in Rice County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Mitchell
    • From Midway to Mitchell
  • Arcola
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arcola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
    • Arcola is located in Ellsworth County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Arcola
    • From Midway to Arcola
  • Black Wolf ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Wolf have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Wolf
    • Black Wolf is located in Ellsworth County
  • Little River
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Marquette
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Lyons
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
    • Lyons is located in Rice County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,433 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <2>
  • Brookville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Chase
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
    • Chase is located in Rice County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
  • Windom
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Freemount
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freemount have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemount
    • Freemount is located in McPherson County
    • Freemount has also been known as:
    • Freemont City
  • Claflin
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Falun
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)

The official website for Ellsworth County: www.ellsworthcounty.org

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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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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.




 

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