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:
34.3315, -89.3737
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 just to the west 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 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Midway Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Midway Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kingdom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Kingdom Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingdom Cemetery
- Bluff Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bluff Springs Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Springs Cemetery
- Oak Grove Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Yellow Leaf Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Yellow Leaf Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Leaf Cemetery
- Springdale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Springdale Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale Cemetery
- Cypress Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cypress Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Jefferson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Jefferson Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Cemetery
- Bowles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Bowles Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowles Cemetery
- McGonigal Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The McGonigal Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGonigal Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Lafayette Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Tula Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Tula Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tula Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Smith Chapel CME Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Oxford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The North Oxford Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oxford Cemetery
- South Oxford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The South Oxford Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Oxford Cemetery
- Laodicea Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Laodicea Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laodicea Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 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:
- Altus
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Altus is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
- Cornish
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cornish is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
- Delay
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Delay is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delay
- Lafayette Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lafayette Springs is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Springs
- Oxford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Toccopola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Toccopola is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccopola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Thaxton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Taylor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Abbeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Alesville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesville
- Turnpike
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Turnpike is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnpike
- Springdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Sarepta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sarepta is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarepta
- Darden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Darden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
- Banner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Possum Trot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Possum Trot is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
- Cornersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cornersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersville
- Fairview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Water Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pannell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pannell is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pannell
- Ecru
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ingomar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ingomar is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- Laws Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Laws Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws Hill
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.
- Ecru
- Oxford
- Pontotoc
- Water Valley
Websites to help with your 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 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 #704864 (Midway Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #704864 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: 165 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Denmark
- Location given for Midway Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.3314952 Lon: -89.3736879
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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. |