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:
34.4834, -89.3804
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 Lafayette County<2>.
The county seat for Lafayette County is located in Oxford. Oxford lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southwest 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 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Midway Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Midway Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Owens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Jefferson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Jefferson Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Cemetery
- Mt. Maria Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Maria Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Maria Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Baptist Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Baptist Hill Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Smith Chapel CME Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Oak Grove Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Abbeville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Abbeville Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Abbeville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Abbeville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57632 <5>
- Philadelphia Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Asbury Methodist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Asbury Methodist Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Methodist Cemetery
- The Asbury Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Asberry Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2381451 <5>
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Morrison Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cornersville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Cornersville Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersville Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Abbeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cornersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cornersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersville
- Altus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Altus is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
- Darden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Darden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
- Oxford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Potts Camp
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Laws Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Laws Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws Hill
- Lafayette Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lafayette Springs is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Springs
- Cornish
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cornish is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
- Hickory Flat
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alesville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesville
- Myrtle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Harmontown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Harmontown is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown
- Delay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Delay is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delay
- Thaxton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Taylor
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Toccopola
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Toccopola is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccopola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Chulahoma
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Chulahoma is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulahoma
- Turnpike
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Turnpike is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnpike
- Ingomar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ingomar is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- Glenfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Glenfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Pine Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Tyro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Tyro is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Holly Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Possum Trot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Possum Trot is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
- Marianna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Marianna is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marianna
- Wyatte
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wyatte is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatte
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 Lafayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Midway Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Lafayette 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 #704863 (Midway Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #704863 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: Lafayette
- Est. Elev: 141 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bagley Lake
- Location given for Midway Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.4834366 Lon: -89.380355
- 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 Lafayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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'. |
| <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> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |