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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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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 Harper County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Harper County: Barber, Kingman, Sumner, Alfalfa (OK) & Grant (OK).

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:

  • Harper County     (The home county of Midway)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
    • Crisfield
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crisfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisfield
      • Crisfield is located in Harper County
    • Attica
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attica have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
      • Attica is located in Harper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Attica <3>
    • Ruella
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruella have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruella
      • Ruella is located in Harper County
    • Waldron
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waldron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
      • Waldron is located in Harper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
    • Anthony
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Harper
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Duquoin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duquoin
      • Duquoin is located in Harper County
    • Bluff City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
      • Bluff City is located in Harper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
    • Freeport
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
      • Freeport is located in Harper County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4 people
    • Danville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
      • Danville is located in Harper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
      • Danville has also been known as:
      • Coalville
    • Runnymede
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Runnymede. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runnymede
      • Runnymede is located in Harper County
  • Barber County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
    • Hazelton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
      • Hazelton is located in Barber County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
    • Sharon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
      • Sharon is located in Barber County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
      • Former name for Sharon:
      • Bible Valley
    • Pixley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pixley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pixley
      • Pixley is located in Barber County
    • Kiowa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa
      • Kiowa is located in Barber County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
      • Kiowa has also been known as:
      • Kiowa
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiowa <3>
    • Gerlane
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gerlane. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerlane
      • Gerlane is located in Barber County
    • Medicine Lodge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Stubbs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
      • Stubbs is located in Barber County
    • Hardtner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Isabel
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isabel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabel
      • Isabel is located in Barber County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Mingona
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mingona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingona
      • Mingona is located in Barber County
    • Forest City ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
      • Forest City is located in Barber County
    • Eldred ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eldred. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldred
      • Eldred is located in Barber County
  • Kingman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
    • Spivey
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spivey
      • Spivey is located in Kingman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
    • Zenda
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zenda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenda
      • Zenda is located in Kingman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zenda <3>
    • Nashville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
      • Nashville is located in Kingman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
    • Rago
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rago have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rago
      • Rago is located in Kingman County
    • Willowdale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
      • Willowdale is located in Kingman County
    • Adams
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Adams. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
      • Adams is located in Kingman County
    • Alameda
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alameda. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alameda
      • Alameda is located in Kingman County
    • Belmont
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
      • Belmont is located in Kingman County
    • Norwich
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
      • Norwich is located in Kingman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwich <3>
  • Sumner County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
    • Argonia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Doster
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doster. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doster
      • Doster is located in Sumner County
  • Alfalfa County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
    • Amorita
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amorita have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amorita
      • Amorita is located in Alfalfa County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amorita <3>
    • Byron
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
      • Byron is located in Alfalfa County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
    • Burlington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
      • Burlington is located in Alfalfa County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <3>
    • Ingersoll
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingersoll
      • Ingersoll is located in Alfalfa County (OK)
    • Vining
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining
      • Vining is located in Alfalfa County (OK)
    • Cherokee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
      • Cherokee is located in Alfalfa County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,492 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherokee <3>
  • Grant County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
    • Manchester
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sand Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sand Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek
      • Sand Creek is located in Grant County (OK)
    • Wakita
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakita
      • Wakita is located in Grant County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakita <3>
  • Woods County (OK)
    • Capron
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capron
      • Capron is located in Woods County (OK)
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 23 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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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.

  • Crisfield Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crisfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crisfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Goss Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goss Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Attica Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Bonham Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bonham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bonham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rosehill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosehill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosehill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ferguson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ferguson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ferguson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Baird Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baird Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baird Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Spring Grove Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • St. Boniface Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Boniface Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Boniface Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Waldron Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waldron Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waldron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sharon Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sharon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sharon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Forest Park Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
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    • Bethel Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Rosedale Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Riverview Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverview Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Kiowa.
      • The Riverview Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Kiowa Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93501 <4>

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.<6>

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.

  • Crisfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crisfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisfield
    • Crisfield is located in Harper County
  • Corwin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
    • Corwin is located in Harper County
  • Ruella
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruella have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruella
    • Ruella is located in Harper County
  • Attica
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attica have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
    • Attica is located in Harper County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Attica <3>
  • Hazelton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
    • Hazelton is located in Barber County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
  • Crystal Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
    • Crystal Springs is located in Harper County
  • Sharon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
    • Sharon is located in Barber County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
    • Former name for Sharon:
    • Bible Valley
  • Anthony
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Pixley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pixley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pixley
    • Pixley is located in Barber County
  • Harper
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Kiowa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa
    • Kiowa is located in Barber County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
    • Kiowa has also been known as:
    • Kiowa
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiowa <3>
  • Duquoin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duquoin
    • Duquoin is located in Harper County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Driftwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Driftwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood
      • Driftwood is located in Alfalfa County (OK)
    • Spivey
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spivey
      • Spivey is located in Kingman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
    • Zenda
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zenda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenda
      • Zenda is located in Kingman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zenda <3>

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 94 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 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. 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:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Midway. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Harper County: www.harpercounty.org/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 from Point A (ie- Midway) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Midway. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1525, Longitude: -98.2478       In this case, the coordinates for Midway have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.




 

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