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:
30.5442, -89.1173
The Midway Cemetery is located in Harrison County<1>.
The county seat for Harrison County is located in Gulfport. Gulfport lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south 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 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Midway Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Midway Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pierre - Saucier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Torries Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Live Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Finley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rouse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Beulah Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Armes Road Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wedgeworth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dye Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gulfhaven Mennonite Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dobson - Holliman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Free Church of God Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- First Free Church of God Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jordan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Noll Johnson Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Saucier Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ollie Ladner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gullett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ladner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Success Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Midway Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Midway Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wortham
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lyman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Saucier
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lorraine Community ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coalville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wool Market
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Howison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- North Gulfport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- North Gulfport is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gulfport
- Gulfport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- McHenry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mississippi City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Long Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Beauvoir
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- D'Iberville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Latimer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Biloxi
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Martin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Martin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martin
- Diamondhead
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pass Christian
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gulf Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Necaise
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
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 Harrison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Midway Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bay Saint Louis
- Biloxi
- Gulfport
- Long Beach
- McHenry
- Mississippi City
- Ocean Springs
- Pass Christian
- Wiggins
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 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 Harrison 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 #705421 (Midway Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #705421 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: Harrison
- Est. Elev: 33 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Success
- Location given for Midway Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.5438054 Lon: -89.1172638
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Harrison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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. |
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