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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Yazoo County.
To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Yazoo County: Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Madison, Sharkey & Warren.
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:
- Yazoo County (The home county of Midway)
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Evans
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Evans is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Fordyke
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fordyke is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyke
- Pearce ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pearce is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce
- Nod
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Nod is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nod
- Eden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eden is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Vaughan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vaughan is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Dover ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dover is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Yazoo City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Yazoo City is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yazoo City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Former names for Yazoo City:
- Hannan's Bluff
- Manchester
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yazoo City <1>
- Jonestown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jonestown is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Crump
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crump is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Anding
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Anding is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anding
- Bentonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oil City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oil City is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Attala County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Newport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Newport is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Sallis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Zemuly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Zemuly is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemuly
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Coxburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Coxburg is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Tolarville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tolarville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
- Pickens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Richland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Richland is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Bee Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bee Lake is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lake
- Bee Lake has also been known as:
- Bee Lake Plantation
- Pluto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pluto is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluto
- Jones Crossing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jones Crossing is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
- Mileston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mileston is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileston
- Good Hope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Good Hope is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Goodman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lexington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gwin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Gwin is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwin
- Tchula
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Tchula is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Lake City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lake City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Silver City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Louise
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Louise is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Belzoni
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gooden Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gooden Lake is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooden Lake
- Jaketown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jaketown is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaketown
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Sharpsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sharpsburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Davis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Davis is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Cobbville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cobbville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbville
- Mill Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Town is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Canton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maris Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maris Town is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maris Town
- Camden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Kearney Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Kearney Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney Park
- Sharon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Flora
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mannsdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mannsdale is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsdale
- Twelve Oaks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Twelve Oaks is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Oaks
- Madisonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Madisonville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
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.
- Midway UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Riley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. James Church of God In Christ Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bethany Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Crossroads Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pickett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Luce Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coopers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Alsop Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Piney Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (331 more) ...
- Hoover Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tolar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hardshell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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.<2>
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.
- Evans
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Evans is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Fordyke
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fordyke is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyke
- Zeiglerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Zeiglerville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeiglerville
- Benton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Free Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Free Run is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Run
- Coxburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Coxburg is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Hilton ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hilton is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton
- Deasonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Deasonville is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deasonville
- Ebenezer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ebenezer is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Pearce ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pearce is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce
- Vaughan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vaughan is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Eulogy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Eulogy is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulogy
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Eden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eden is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Tolarville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tolarville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
- Myrleville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Myrleville is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrleville
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 39 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 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. 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 helpful 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 Mississippi
- Pages specific to Yazoo County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Attala County
- Holmes County
- Humphreys County
- Madison County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
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> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Midway) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |