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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Midway Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Midway Cemetery

Lat:   33.2743°   (33° 16' 27")

Lon:   -85.4647°   (-85° 27' 52")

The Midway Cemetery is located in Randolph County<2>.

The county seat for Randolph County is located in Wedowee. Wedowee lies just to the north northwest of the Midway Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Midway Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Midway Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Wildcat Creek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wildcat Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wildcat Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wildcat Creek Cemetery is located in Randolph County
  • Boozer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boozer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boozer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Boozer Cemetery is located in Randolph County
  • Old Rocky Branch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Rocky Branch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Rocky Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Rocky Branch Cemetery is located in Randolph County
  • Gay Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gay Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gay Cemetery is located in Randolph County
  • Swan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Swan Cemetery is located in Randolph County
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Randolph County
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Randolph County
  • Union Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Randolph County
  • Highway Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highway Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Highway Cemetery is located in Randolph County
  • Highway Ridge Memorial Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highway Ridge Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highway Ridge Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Highway Ridge Memorial Gardens is located in Randolph County
  • Liberty Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Liberty Grove Cemetery is located in Randolph County
  • Knight Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knight Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Knight Cemetery is located in Randolph County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • East Napoleon Church of Christ Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bear Creek Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bear Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bear Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Randolph County
    • Old Cool Spring Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Cool Spring Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Cool Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Cool Spring Cemetery is located in Randolph County
    • Big Springs Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Springs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Big Springs Cemetery is located in Randolph County
    • Sweetwater Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sweetwater Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sweetwater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sweetwater Cemetery is located in Randolph County
    • Malone Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Malone Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Malone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Malone Cemetery is located in Randolph County
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Randolph County
    • Concord Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Concord Cemetery is located in Randolph County
    • Springfield Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springfield Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Springfield Cemetery is located in Randolph County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 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.

  • West
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
    • West is located in Randolph County
  • Wedowee
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Corbin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Corbin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
    • Corbin is located in Randolph County
  • High Shoals
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for High Shoals. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
    • High Shoals is located in Randolph County
  • Woodland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cambridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cambridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
    • Cambridge is located in Randolph County
  • Rockdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
    • Rockdale is located in Randolph County
  • Malone Ferry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malone Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Ferry
    • Malone Ferry is located in Randolph County
  • Forester Chapel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forester Chapel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forester Chapel
    • Forester Chapel is located in Randolph County
  • Peavy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavy
    • Peavy is located in Randolph County
  • Milner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Milner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
    • Milner is located in Randolph County
  • Ofelia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ofelia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ofelia
    • Ofelia is located in Randolph County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Roanoke
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roanoke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
      • Roanoke is located in Randolph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,940 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roanoke <7>
    • Morrison Crossroad
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Crossroad
      • Morrison Crossroad is located in Randolph County
    • Wadley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wadley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadley
      • Wadley is located in Randolph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadley <7>
    • Newell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
      • Newell is located in Randolph County
    • Almond
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
      • Almond is located in Randolph County
    • Abanda
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanda
      • Abanda is located in Chambers County
    • Red Level
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
      • Red Level is located in Chambers County
    • Clackville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clackville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clackville
      • Clackville is located in Chambers County
    • Doublehead
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doublehead. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublehead
      • Doublehead is located in Chambers County
    • Rock Mills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mills
      • Rock Mills is located in Randolph County
    • Sewell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sewell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
      • Sewell is located in Randolph County
    • Christiana
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Christiana. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
      • Christiana is located in Randolph County
    • Cragford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)

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. The following communities are located in Randolph County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Midway Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Roanoke
  • Wedowee

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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:

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 #1730346  (Midway Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1730346 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Wedowee
    • County: Randolph         Elev: 320
    • Location given for GNIS #1730346 (Midway Cemetery)

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

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 Randolph, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Midway Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2743, Longitude: -85.4647       In this case, the coordinates for the Midway Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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