A visit to the Midway Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Midway Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Midway Cemetery:
30.7605, -88.4286
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Midway Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Midway Cemetery is located in George County<2>.
The county seat for George County is located in Lucedale. Lucedale lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Midway Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Midway Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Midway Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Midway Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Howell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Howell Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Cemetery
- Tanners Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Tanners Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanners Cemetery
- Joyner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Joyner Cemetery is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyner Cemetery
- Finch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Finch Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch Cemetery
- Movella Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Movella Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Movella Cemetery
- Movella Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Movella Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Movella Cemetery
- Dees Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Dees Cemetery is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dees Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Finch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Finch Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Agricola Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Agricola Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Tanner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Tanner Cemetery is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Cemetery
- Wilmer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilmer Cemetery is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmer Cemetery
- Moffetville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Moffetville Cemetery is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffetville Cemetery
- Moffet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Moffet Cemetery is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffet Cemetery
- Pine View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Pine View Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine View Cemetery
- Finch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Finch Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch Cemetery
- Allentown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Allentown Cemetery is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Midway Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Midway Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Howell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Howell is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Wilmer
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Agricola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hurley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Americus ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Americus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Semmes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
- Big Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Big Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Point
- Lucedale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brewton ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brewton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewton
- Brewton has also been known as:
- Brewer's Bluff
- Country Club Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Country Club Village is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Village
- Eight Mile
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Chunchula
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chunchula is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunchula
- Coll Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Coll Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coll Town
- Helena
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Helena is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Tillmans Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tillmans Corner is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillmans Corner
- Gulfcrest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gulfcrest is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfcrest
- Grand Bay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Saint Elmo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Elmo is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Irvington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Prichard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Chickasaw
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Saraland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bexley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bexley is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexley
- Vancleave
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Brown Town is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- Theodore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Midway Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in George County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Midway Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Grand Bay
- Lucedale
- Prichard
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Midway Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to George County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Midway Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #709194 (Midway Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #709194 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: George
- Est. Elev: 51 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Howell
- Location given for Midway Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.7604672 Lon: -88.4286258
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including George, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |