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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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 Calloway County.
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Calloway County: Graves, Marshall, Trigg, Henry (TN) & Stewart (TN).
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:
- Calloway County (The home county of Midway)
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Hazel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Murray
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Providence
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Providence is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Harris Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Harris Grove is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
- Protemus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Protemus is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protemus
- New Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Almo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Almo is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almo
- Kirksey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kirksey is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksey
- Dexter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dexter is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Fulton County
- Fulton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Graves County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Bell City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bell City is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Tri City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tri City is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri City
- Farmington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Farmington is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Lynnville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lynnville is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
- Sedalia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mayfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pryorsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pryorsburg is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryorsburg
- Wingo
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Westplains
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Westplains is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westplains
- Hickory
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Water Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Symsonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Boaz
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Hardin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Olive
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Olive is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Aurora
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Dogtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dogtown is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Fairdealing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fairdealing is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Benton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Scale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Scale is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scale
- Tatumsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Tatumsville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumsville
- Sharpe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sharpe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpe
- Trigg County
- Canton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Canton is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Benton County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Big Sandy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Faxon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Faxon is located in Benton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Carroll County (TN)
- McKenzie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Henry County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Conyersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Conyersville is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville
- Puryear
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Puryear is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Mandels ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mandels is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandels
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,349 people
- Whitlock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Whitlock is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock
- Mount Vista ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vista is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- Cottage Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- India
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- India is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
- Oak Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,703 people
- New Boston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Boston is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Paris
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Oakland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Springville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Henry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Houston County (TN)
- McKinnon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Obion County (TN)
- McConnell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- McConnell is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
- Stewart County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Snider
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Snider is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
- Bumpus Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dover is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Former name for Dover:
- Monroe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <1>
- Weakley County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Dunlap ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dunlap is located in Weakley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,068 people
- Ore Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ore Springs is located in Weakley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Springs
- Latham
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Latham is located in Weakley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Tumbling
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tumbling is located in Weakley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumbling
- Dresden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gleason
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ralston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ralston is located in Weakley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
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.
- Green Plains Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- England Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Overcast Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rose Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Concord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hendrix Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hendrix Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stephens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Forrester Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Murray Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (1017 more) ...
- Yow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Humphreys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.
- Hazel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Murray
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Providence
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Providence is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Harris Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Harris Grove is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
- Puryear
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Puryear is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Conyersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Conyersville is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville
- Pottertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pottertown is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottertown
- New Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kirksey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kirksey is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksey
- Coldwater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coldwater is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Boydsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Boydsville is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydsville
- Shiloh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Whitlock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Whitlock is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock
- Dexter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dexter is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Wadesboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wadesboro is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesboro
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 65 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 24 miles [38.6 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 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 Kentucky
- Pages specific to Calloway County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fulton County
- Graves County
- Marshall County
- Trigg County
- Benton County
- Carroll County
- Henry County
- Houston County
- Obion County
- Stewart County
- Weakley County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
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' 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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |