A visit to the Midway Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Midway Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Midway Cemetery:
32.7254, -86.4853
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Midway Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Midway Cemetery is located in Chilton County<2>.
The county seat for Chilton County is located in Clanton. Clanton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northwest of the Midway Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Midway Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Midway Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Midway Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Marbury Church of God Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Marbury Church of God Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbury Church of God Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Marbury Church of God Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Marbury.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2254269 <5>
- Marbury Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jo Anna Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Jo Anna Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jo Anna Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Verbena Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Verbena Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena Cemetery
- Bildee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bildee Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bildee Cemetery
- Chestnut Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crossroad Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Crossroad Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroad Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pentecost AME Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Sunny Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wadsworth Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Wadsworth Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadsworth Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Wadsworth Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wadsworth Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2172125 <5>
- Wadsworth Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Wadsworth Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadsworth Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Wadsworth Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wadsworth Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2172125 <5>
- New Harmony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The New Harmony Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethel Cemetery
- Eastview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Eastview Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview Cemetery
- Floyd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Floyd Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Lily Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Prospect Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect Cemetery
- The New Prospect Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Prospect Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24964 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Midway Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Midway Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mountain Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mountain Creek is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
- Marbury
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Verbena
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Verbena is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
- Lightwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lightwood is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightwood
- White City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Pine Level
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pine Level is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Titus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Deatsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holtville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holtville is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtville
- Holtville has also been known as:
- Slapout
- Dollar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dollar is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar
- Clanton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Haynes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Haynes is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Adkin Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Adkin Hill is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkin Hill
- Adkin Hill has also been known as:
- Atkins Hill
- Billingsley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gibbons ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gibbons is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbons
- Booth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Booth is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- Melmar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Melmar is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melmar
- Millbrook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson Springs is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Springs
- Elmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pentonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pentonville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentonville
- Jumbo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Jumbo is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Midway Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chilton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Midway Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clanton
- Elmore
- Millbrook
- Prattville
- Thorsby
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Midway Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Chilton County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Midway Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #151274 (Midway Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #151274 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Chilton
- Est. Elev: 159 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Marbury
- Location given for Midway Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.7254066 Lon: -86.4852548
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Chilton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Midway Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |