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 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 Mississippi 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 Mississippi County: Craighead, Crittenden, Poinsett, Dunklin (MO), Pemiscot (MO), Dyer (TN), Lauderdale (TN) & Tipton (TN).
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:
- Mississippi County (The home county of Midway)
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Stark City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stark City is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark City
- Gosnell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gosnell is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosnell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,066 people
- Blytheville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dell is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Rington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rington is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rington
- Manila
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burdette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burdette is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Arkmo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Arkmo is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkmo
- Armorel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Armorel is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armorel
- Leachville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Barfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Barfield is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Victoria
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Victoria is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Bell City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bell City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Nimmons
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Nimmons is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimmons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Rector
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Greenway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Greenway is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Piggott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Craighead County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Red Onion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Red Onion is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Onion
- Monette
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Black Oak
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Black Oak is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Caraway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lake View
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lake View is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Lake City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Bard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bard is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bard
- Marmaduke
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Paragould
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Heights is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
- Poinsett County
- Rivervale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rivervale is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivervale
- Dunklin County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Hornersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hornersville is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Rives
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rives is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Cotton Plant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Plant is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Plant
- Rington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rington is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rington
- Caruth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Caruth is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caruth
- Senath
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Senath is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,596 people
- Arkmo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Arkmo is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkmo
- Arbyrd
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Arbyrd is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbyrd
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Tinkerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tinkerville is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinkerville
- Cardwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Kennett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cockrum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cockrum is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrum
- Pemiscot County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Holland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Holland is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Cooter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gobler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gobler is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gobler
- Steele
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Deering
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Deering is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering
- Braggadocio
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Braggadocio is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggadocio
- Mid City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mid City is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid City
- Bragg City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bragg City is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Hayti Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hayti Heights is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayti Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Pascola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pascola is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Hayti
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hayti is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayti
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,467 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayti <1>
- Caruthersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dyer County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Ayers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ayers is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
- Boothspoint
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Boothspoint is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothspoint
- Mengelwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mengelwood is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mengelwood
- Estimated population in 2014: 656,861 people
- Richwoods
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Richwoods is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
- Finley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Finley is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley
- Estimated population in 2014: 299 people
- Lake County (TN)
- Powells Ferry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Powells Ferry is located in Lake County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,319 people
- Lauderdale County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Daniels Point Landing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Daniels Point Landing is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Point Landing
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,874 people
- Ashport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ashport is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashport
- Fulton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fulton is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Fort Pillow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Pillow is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pillow
- Luckett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Luckett is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luckett
- Arp
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arp is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
- Edith
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Edith is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edith
- Glimp
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Glimp is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glimp
- Tipton County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Detroit
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Detroit is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
- Walnut Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
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.
- Wilkerson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North Sawba Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lane Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bone Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hornersville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Box Elder Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mooney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (195 more) ...
- Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Samford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hutchens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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.
- Hornersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hornersville is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Cotton Plant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Plant is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Plant
- Nesbit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nesbit is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesbit
- Caruth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Caruth is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caruth
- Clear Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Lake is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Covington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Covington is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Vincit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Vincit is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincit
- Cooter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Senath
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Senath is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,596 people
- Barfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Barfield is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Tyler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Tyler is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Braggadocio
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Braggadocio is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggadocio
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kennett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cockrum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cockrum is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrum
- Cottonwood Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cottonwood Point is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Point
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 33 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 19 miles [30.6 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 start 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 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 Mississippi County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Craighead County
- Greene County
- Poinsett County
- Dunklin County
- Pemiscot County
- Dyer County
- Lake County
- Lauderdale County
- Tipton 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'. |