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:
31.7621, -85.0744
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 Clay County<2>.
The county seat for Clay County is located in Fort Gaines. Fort Gaines lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south 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 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Midway Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Midway Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Methvin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Methvin Cemetery is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methvin Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Lowell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The New Lowell Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lowell Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Shady Grove AME Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sardis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Barbour County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Missioanry Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Chester Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Old Judson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Judson Cemetery is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Judson Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Old Pataula Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Pataula Cemetery is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Pataula Cemetery
- Campground Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Campground Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campground Cemetery
- Shorter Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Shorter Cemetery is located in Barbour County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorter Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shorter Cemetery is located in Eufaula (AL).
- The Shorter Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shorte Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26267 <5>
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Barbour County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Barbour County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Judson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Judson Cemetery is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson Cemetery
- Pecan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Pecan Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Cemetery
- Singletary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Singletary Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singletary Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Midway Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Midway Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hatcher
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hatcher is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher
- Screamer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Screamer is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Morris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Georgetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Georgetown is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Oketeyeconne ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oketeyeconne is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oketeyeconne
- Eufaula
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Gaines
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Coleman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shorterville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Shorterville is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorterville
- Cotton Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cotton Hill is located in Barbour County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Bakerhill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bakerhill is located in Barbour County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Bellville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bellville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
- Estimated population in 2019: 118 people
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Graball
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Graball is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Former names for Graball:
- Hart's Crossroads
- Hudspeth's Crossroads
- Big Eddy ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Big Eddy is located in Barbour County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Eddy
- Abbeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cuthbert
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bluffton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hawkinsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hawkinsville is located in Barbour County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinsville
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 Clay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Midway Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Abbeville
- Cuthbert
- Edison
- Eufaula
- Fort Gaines
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 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 Clay 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 #318100 (Midway Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #318100 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: Clay
- Est. Elev: 85 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hatcher
- Location given for Midway Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.762108 Lon: -85.0743737
- 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 Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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 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. |