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Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Midway (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Midway. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Midway is located in Baxter County.

To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Baxter County: Fulton, Izard, Marion, Searcy, Stone & Ozark (MO).

Below are the counties that are near Midway. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Midway:

  • Baxter County     (The home county of Midway)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
    • Lakeview
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Colfax
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mountain Home
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Amos
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Gassville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Cotter
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Clarkridge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Clarkridge is located in Baxter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkridge
    • Custer ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Briarcliff
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Briarcliff is located in Baxter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarcliff
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
    • Gamaliel
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Henderson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Norfork Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Norfork Village is located in Baxter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfork Village
  • Boone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
    • South Lead Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • South Lead Hill is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lead Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
    • Diamond City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Lead Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Zinc
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Zinc is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zinc
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
    • Pleasant Ridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Elixir ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Everton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Keener ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Bergman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
    • Gepp
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Gepp is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gepp
    • Elizabeth
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Ott
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Ott is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott
    • Bexar
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Viola
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Izard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
    • Iuka
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Dolph
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Dolph is located in Izard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolph
    • Calico Rock
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Pineville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Wideman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Wideman is located in Izard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wideman
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
    • Oakland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bull Shoals
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Price Place
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Flippin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Rea Valley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Summit
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Summit is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
    • Yellville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Peel
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Rush ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Dodd City ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Dodd City is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodd City
    • Monarch
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Pyatt
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Pyatt is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
  • Searcy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
    • Cozahome
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Harriet
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Lone Pine
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Gilbert
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Howell County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
    • Ott
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Caulfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Moody
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Moody is located in Howell County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
  • Ozark County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
    • Pontiac
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hardenville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Gainesville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Udall
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Udall is located in Ozark County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udall
    • Isabella
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Sundown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Sundown is located in Ozark County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown
    • Tecumseh
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Theodosia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bakersfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Ocie
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Zanoni ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Elijah
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Taney County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
    • Protem
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Rueter
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Rueter is located in Taney County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rueter

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Midway, see our County-by-County Page for Midway.

Cemeteries Near Midway ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Midway.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Midway - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Midway covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

While we didn't find Midway in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Midway.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.

  • Amos
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Independence ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Independence is located in Baxter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Mountain Home
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Gassville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Oakland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Buford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Buford is located in Baxter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
  • Stone ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Stone is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
  • Flippin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Prestonia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Prestonia is located in Ozark County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonia
  • Pontiac
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Henderson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Wake ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Wake is located in Baxter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Lone Rock
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Udall
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Udall is located in Ozark County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udall
    • Isabella
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Midway. See our List of 1890's Communities around Midway.

Newspapers Published in Midway ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Midway.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Midway, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Midway.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Midway:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Midway) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.