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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Linn County.
To see how the shape of Iowa's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Linn County: Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Delaware, Iowa, Johnson & Jones.
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:
- Linn County (The home county of Midway)
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Toddville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lafayette
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lafayette is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Robins
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Robins is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,570 people
- Alburnett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hiawatha
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sunset Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sunset Village is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Louisa
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Louisa is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
- Palo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Center Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Covington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Covington is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Cedar Rapids
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cedar Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cedar Hills is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hills
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Shellsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Atkins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Urbana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Benton City ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Benton City is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
- Spencers Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spencers Grove is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Grove
- Newhall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vinton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Norway
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Watkins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Watkins is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Van Horne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Van Horne is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Horne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 646 people
- Mount Auburn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Auburn is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Garrison
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Garrison is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Blairstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Black Hawk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Jubilee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jubilee is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jubilee
- La Porte City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Hamerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hamerville is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamerville
- Monti
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Monti is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monti
- Rowley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Quasqueton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Brandon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brandon is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Winthrop
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Winthrop is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
- Doris
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Doris is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doris
- Independence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Grove is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Cedar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Mechanicsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mechanicsville is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,116 people
- Cedar Bluff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Ehler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ehler is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehler
- Robinson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Robinson is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Ryan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Golden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Golden is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
- Masonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Masonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Hopkinton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Manchester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Delhi
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Iowa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Amana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Amana
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- West Amana
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Amana is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amana
- South Amana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marengo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Conroy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Conroy is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conroy
- Dayton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Shueyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Shueyville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shueyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 655 people
- Swisher
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cou Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cou Falls is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cou Falls
- Solon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- North Liberty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Oxford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Tiffin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Coralville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Oakdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Oakdale is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Morse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Morse is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
- Elmira
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elmira is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Stone City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Stone City is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
- Fairview
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Martelle
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Martelle is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martelle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Anamosa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Argand
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Argand is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argand
- Langworthy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Langworthy is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langworthy
- Morley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Morley is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Amber
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Amber is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
- Monticello
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Olin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
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.
- Dunkard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lafayette Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lafayette Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the west of Alburnett.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1310971 <3>
- Oliphant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Squires Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Morrison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Robins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ashlock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Green's Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Palo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dickenson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (273 more) ...
- Spring Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
- The Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cedar Memorial Cemetery
- Cedar Park Memorial Cemetery
- Alice Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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.<4>
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.
- Toddville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lafayette
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lafayette is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Palo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Louisa
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Louisa is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
- Center Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Covington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Covington is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Marion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Rapids
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shellsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East Rapids
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- East Rapids is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rapids
- Paris ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Paris is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Atkins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Central City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waubeek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Waubeek is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waubeek
- Troy Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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 179 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 29 miles [46.7 km]<2>. 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 turn to 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 Iowa
- Pages specific to Linn County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Black Hawk County
- Buchanan County
- Cedar County
- Delaware County
- Iowa County
- Johnson County
- Jones County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |