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. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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 ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Midway Cemetery:
34.2962, -83.6199
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Midway Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Midway Cemetery is located in Banks County<2>.
The county seat for Banks County is located in Homer. Homer lies just to the east northeast of the Midway Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Midway Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Midway Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Midway Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gillsville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Gillsville Cemetery is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillsville Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Diamond Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Diamond Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Hill Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Unity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Unity Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Cemetery
- Solid Rock Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ellison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ellison Cemetery is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The King Cemetery is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sunrise Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Sunrise Cemetery is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Cemetery
- Veal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Veal Cemetery is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veal Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Antioch Holiness Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Timber Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Timber Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Timber Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the northeast of Gainesville.
- The Timber Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Timber Ridge Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #37379 <5>
- Dunagans Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Grove Level Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Grove Level Cemetery is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Level Cemetery
- Hickory Flat Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hickory Flat Cemetery is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat Cemetery
- Harmony Hall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jarrett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Jarrett Cemetery is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett Cemetery
- The Jarrett Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Harmony Hall Baptist Church Cemetery
- Center Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Center Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Center Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Talmo.
- The Center Grove Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Center Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #33199 <5>
- Cave Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Cave Springs Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Wheeler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Gillsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Holly Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Holly Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Maysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jarrett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jarrett is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- Lula
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Homer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- White Sulphur Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sugar Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Hill is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Talmo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pendergrass
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rainbow Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rainbow Village is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Village
- Candler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Candler is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candler
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Commerce
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Raoul
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Raoul is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raoul
- New Holland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Holland is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
- Klondike
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Klondike is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Gainesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gainesville Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gainesville Mills is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville Mills
- Estimated population in 2019: 43,232 people
- Jefferson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Alto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gower Springs ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gower Springs is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gower Springs
- Westside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Westside is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
- Brookton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brookton is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookton
- Blackshear Place
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Blackshear Place is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackshear Place
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,527 people
- Baldwin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Land ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Land is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land
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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Banks County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Midway Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Commerce
- Gainesville
- Homer
- Jefferson
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 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:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Banks County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
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 #318102 (Midway Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #318102 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Banks
- Est. Elev: 287 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Maysville
- Location given for Midway Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.2962155 Lon: -83.6198916
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Georgia's counties, including Banks, 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- Midway Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |