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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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Laurens County.

To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Laurens County: Bleckley, Dodge, Johnson, Treutlen, Twiggs, Wheeler & Wilkinson.

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:

  • Laurens County     (The home county of Midway)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
    • Lovett
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Lovett is also located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovett
    • Tuckers Crossroad
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Tuckers Crossroad is also located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Crossroad
    • East Dublin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Dublin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Dublin is also located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,802 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <1>
    • Rockledge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Dudley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Dudley is also located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dudley <1>
    • Dexter
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Dexter is also located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 563 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <1>
    • Rentz
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Rentz is also located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rentz
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rentz <1>
    • Montrose
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Cadwell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Cedar Grove is also located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Bleckley County
    • Allentown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Dodge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
    • Chester
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bryant
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Bryant is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
    • Plainfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Emanuel County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
    • Norristown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Blundale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Blundale is located in Emanuel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blundale
    • Swainsboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Nunez
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Blun
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Blun is located in Emanuel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blun
    • Summertown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
    • Bartow
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Wadley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Wadley is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,834 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadley <1>
    • Moxley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Moxley is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
    • Wrightsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Adrian
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Kite
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Kite is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kite
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kite <1>
  • Montgomery County
    • Tarrytown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Treutlen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
    • Gillis Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Gillis Springs is located in Treutlen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillis Springs
    • Soperton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Twiggs County
    • Danville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
    • Harrison
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Gardner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Gardner is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
      • Estimated population in 2019: 201 people
    • Oconee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Riddleville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Riddleville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Tennille
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Sandersville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Davisboro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Deepstep
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Goat Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Goat Town is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat Town
  • Wilkinson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
    • Beech Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Beech Hill is located in Wilkinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Hill
    • Toomsboro
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Irwinton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • McIntyre
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Dedrich
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Dedrich is located in Wilkinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedrich
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,146 people

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.

  • Williams Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Brewton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Brachley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Marvin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Laurens Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dent Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Graham Memorial Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Londonfield Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Guyton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Walker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Gethsemane Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Community MB Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (295 more) ...
    • West View Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Kellams Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Bethlehem Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)

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.<2>

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.

  • Lovett
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Lovett is also located in Laurens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovett
  • Spann
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Spann is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spann
  • Condor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Condor is also located in Laurens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condor
  • Wrightsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Dublin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Dublin is also located in Laurens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,802 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <1>
  • Harrison
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Adrian
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Pringle
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Pringle is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle
  • Tweed
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Tweed is also located in Laurens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweed
  • Kite
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Kite is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kite
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kite <1>
  • Dudley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Dudley is also located in Laurens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dudley <1>
  • Oconee
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Beech Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Beech Hill is located in Wilkinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Hill
    • Springhaven ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Springhaven was located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhaven
    • Riddleville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Riddleville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people

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 47 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 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. 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:

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>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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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'.