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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Jackson 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 Jackson County: Craighead, Cross, Independence, Lawrence, Poinsett, White & Woodruff.
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:
- Jackson County (The home county of Midway)
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Balch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Balch is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balch
- Amagon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Amagon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amagon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Algoa
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Algoa is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoa
- Grubbs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grubbs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Remmel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Remmel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remmel
- Airport Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Airport Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
- Beedeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Beedeville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beedeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Auvergne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Auvergne is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auvergne
- Shoffner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shoffner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoffner
- Weldon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Weldon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Island Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Island Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Town
- Newport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Campbell Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell Station is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Craighead County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Obear ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Obear is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obear
- Cash
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cash is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
- Egypt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bono
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Philadelphia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Philadelphia is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Bay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bay is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,816 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay <1>
- Cross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Hickory Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Cherry Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bay Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bay Village is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- Vanndale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Vanndale is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanndale
- Wynne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Levesque
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Levesque is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levesque
- Independence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Cord
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cord is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cord
- Newark
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Oil Trough
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Thida
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Thida is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thida
- Magness
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Magness is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magness
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Charlotte
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Charlotte is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
- Sulphur Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur Rock is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Rosie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rosie is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosie
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Alicia
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Alicia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Minturn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Minturn is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Saffell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saffell is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saffell
- Sedgwick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Poinsett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Waldenburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fisher
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fisher is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Weiner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Weiner is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
- Harrisburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Greenfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Greenfield is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Trumann
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Bradford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Russell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodruff County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Morton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Morton is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Riverside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- McCrory
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- McCrory is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,496 people
- Patterson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
- DeView
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- DeView is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeView
- Augusta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bemis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bemis is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis
- Colona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Colona is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colona
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.
- Jackson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Martin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bill Ford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bill Ford Cemetery
- The Bill Ford Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ford Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Johnstown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Waldenburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldenburg Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Waldenburg Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Waldenburg.
- The Waldenburg Cemetery has also been known as:
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1971895 <2>
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hankins - Sullins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clark Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Denton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (223 more) ...
- Walker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lampkins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Briar Fork Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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.
- Grubbs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grubbs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Fisher
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fisher is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Remmel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Remmel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remmel
- Weiner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Weiner is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
- Auvergne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Auvergne is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auvergne
- McDaniel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- McDaniel is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniel
- Shoffner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shoffner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoffner
- Hickory Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Weldon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Weldon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Newport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Diaz
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Diaz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diaz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
- Tuckerman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Tupelo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Obear ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Obear is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obear
- Jacksonport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 49 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 25 miles [40.2 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 first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Craighead County
- Cross County
- Independence County
- Lawrence County
- Poinsett County
- White County
- Woodruff County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
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 '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) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |