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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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 White 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 White County: Cleburne, Faulkner, Independence, Jackson, Lonoke, Prairie & 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:
- White County (The home county of Midway)
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Bald Knob
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Judsonia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Point is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Kensett
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Russell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bliss ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bliss is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
- Higginson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Higginson is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Searcy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnydale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sunnydale is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnydale
- Griffithville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Griffithville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffithville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Bradford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bradford is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Clay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clay is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Rainbow Island
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rainbow Island is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Island
- Wilburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilburn is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburn
- Yuba
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Yuba is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Tumbling Shoals
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Heber Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Heber Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,906 people
- Former name for Heber Springs:
- Sugar Loaf
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heber Springs <1>
- Ida
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Concord
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Almond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Almond is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Drasco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Drasco is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drasco
- Wolf Bayou
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Bayou is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Bayou
- Faulkner County
- Mount Vernon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Vernon is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Independence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Pleasant Plains
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Thida
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Thida is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thida
- Floral
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Floral is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
- Oil Trough
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rosie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rosie is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosie
- Salado
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Salado is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
- Southside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Southside is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Magness
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Magness is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magness
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Newark
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Desha
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Desha is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desha
- Locust Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Locust Grove is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Grand Glaise
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Glaise is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Glaise
- Tupelo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Weldon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Weldon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Shoffner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shoffner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoffner
- Gourd Neck
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Gourd Neck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gourd Neck
- Auvergne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Auvergne is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auvergne
- Island Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Island Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Town
- Newport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beedeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Beedeville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beedeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Jacksonport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Remmel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Remmel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remmel
- Lonoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Ward
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Austin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Austin is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,504 people
- Oak Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Prairie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Sand Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Hill is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Des Arc
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hickory Plains
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hickory Plains is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Plains
- Little Dixie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Little Dixie is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Dixie
- Woodruff County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Augusta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gregory
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gregory is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Flynn ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Flynn is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn
- Riverside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Riverside is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Patterson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Patterson is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
- Colona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Colona is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colona
- McCrory
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- McCrory is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,496 people
- Howell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Howell is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- DeView
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- DeView is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeView
- Cotton Plant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Morton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Morton is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
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.
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shady Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Bald Knob.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56214 <2>
- Bolden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Prince Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lessenbery Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Knox Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Knox Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (214 more) ...
- Oaklawn Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oaklawn Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located in Searcy.
- The Oaklawn Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Oaklawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55477 <2>
- Oakgrove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gilbert Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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.
- Judsonia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bald Knob
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Water ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Water is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Water
- Kensett
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Point is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Russell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Searcy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Higginson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Higginson is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Bliss ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bliss is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
- Walker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Walker is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Bradford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bradford is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Little Red
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Little Red is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Red
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Clay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clay is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Augusta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Denmark
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Denmark is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
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 67 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 23 miles [37 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 helpful 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 White County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cleburne County
- Faulkner County
- Independence County
- Jackson County
- Lonoke County
- Prairie 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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'. |