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 southwest 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 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 west 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 Meade 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 Meade County: Crawford (IN), Harrison (IN), Perry (IN), Breckinridge & Hardin.
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:
- Meade County (The home county of Midway)
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Sirocco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sirocco is located in Meade County
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- Haysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Haysville is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Ekron
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ekron is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Brandenburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Payneville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Guston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Guston is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guston
- Eastwood Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Eastwood Hills is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood Hills
- Buck Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Buck Grove is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
- Lodale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lodale is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodale
- Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Hillgrove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hillgrove is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillgrove
- Cold Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cold Springs is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Breckinridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Irvington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Raymond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Raymond is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Webster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Webster is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Union Star
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Union Star is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Garfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Garfield is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Ammons
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ammons is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammons
- Custer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Chenaultt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Chenaultt is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenaultt
- Stephensport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Stephensport is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensport
- Hardinsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harned
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buras
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Buras is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buras
- Bullitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Cupio
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cupio is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupio
- Pitt's Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pitt's Point is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitt's Point
- Belmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Lebanon Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bardstown Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bardstown Junction is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown Junction
- Brooks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Shepherdsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fox Chase
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fox Chase is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Hunters Hollow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hunters Hollow is located in Bullitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Hollow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Big Clifty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Clifty
- Indian Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
- Duff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Patesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Hawesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cabot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cabot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Rose Terrace
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rose Terrace is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Terrace
- Howard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Howard is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Prichard Place
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Prichard Place is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prichard Place
- Dietz Acres
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dietz Acres is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dietz Acres
- West Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Four Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Four Corners is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Vine Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vertrees
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Vertrees is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vertrees
- Perryville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Perryville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Radcliff
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Howe Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Howe Valley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe Valley
- Rineyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Kosmosdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Kosmosdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosmosdale
- Valley Station
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasure Ridge Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasure Ridge Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasure Ridge Park
- Prairie Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
- Saint Dennis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Dennis is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Dennis
- Hollyvilla
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hollyvilla is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollyvilla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 554 people
- Fairdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shively
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
- Heritage Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Heritage Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
- Former name for Heritage Creek:
- Minor Lane Heights
- South Park View
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Park View is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7 people
- Crawford County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Alton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alton is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Fredonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fredonia is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Leavenworth
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jericho
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jericho is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Beechwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beechwood is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Carefree
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Carefree is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carefree
- Magnolia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Magnolia is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Sulphur
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Pilot Knob
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pilot Knob is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- West Fork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Fork is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
- Grantsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grantsburg is located in Crawford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- Milltown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Floyd County (IN)
- Georgetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Mauckport
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Glidas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Glidas is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidas
- Valley City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Valley City is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Laconia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Amsterdam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- New Amsterdam is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Amsterdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Central
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Central is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Dogwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dogwood is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- New Middletown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elizabeth
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Corydon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Locust Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Point is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
- Lanesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Perry County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Dexter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dexter is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Magnet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Magnet is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Rome
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rome is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Derby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Gerald
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Gerald is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Leopold
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lilly Dale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Tobinsport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Tobinsport is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobinsport
- Branchville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Branchville is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Apalona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Apalona is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalona
- Saint Croix
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ranger
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ranger is located in Perry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
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.
- Sandy Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Richardson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Merino Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cap Anderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Atwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buck Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Thomas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Johnston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bell Knob Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Powell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ditto Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (406 more) ...
- Bennett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Greer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bunger Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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.<3>
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.
- Ekron
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ekron is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Sirocco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sirocco is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirocco
- Guston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Guston is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guston
- Brandenburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Payneville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Irvington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brandenburg Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brandenburg Station is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandenburg Station
- Mauckport
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hillgrove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hillgrove is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillgrove
- Webster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Webster is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Bewleyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bewleyville is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewleyville
- Garrett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Garrett is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Battletown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Battletown is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battletown
- Lodiburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lodiburg is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodiburg
- Laconia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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 51 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 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. 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 like to start with 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 Meade County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Breckinridge County
- Bullitt County
- Grayson County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Jefferson County
- Crawford County
- Floyd County
- Harrison County
- Perry 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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'. |