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:
36.1118, -79.7150
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 Guilford County<2>.
The county seat for Guilford County is located in Greensboro. Greensboro lies just to the west 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 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Midway Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Midway Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lakeview Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion AME Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Green Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Green Hall Cemetery is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hall Cemetery
- Cone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Cone Cemetery is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cone Cemetery
- Holts Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Piedmont Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Green Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Moriah UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Westminster Gardens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Locust Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Phibbs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Phibbs Cemetery is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phibbs Cemetery
- Friedens Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Friedens Cemetery is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens Cemetery
- The Friedens Cemetery has also been known as:
- Friedens Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1988412 <5>
- New Garden Friends Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Alamance Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Alamance Memorial Park is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamance Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Alamance Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of Burlington.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46710 <5>
- Midway UMC Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Guilford Memorial Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
- Fairview UMC Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview UMC Cemetery is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview UMC Cemetery is located in Ossipee.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2287373 <5>
- Elm Grove Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Elm Grove Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Midway Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Midway Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- McLeansville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- White Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- White Oak is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Cumberland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Rudd
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rudd is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd
- Spicewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Spicewood is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicewood
- Greensboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sedalia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sedalia is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
- Fairfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fairfield is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Browns Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Southmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Southmont is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
- Pomona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pomona is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Latham Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Latham Town is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham Town
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- Forest Oaks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Forest Oaks is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oaks
- Whitsett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gibsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Guilford College
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Guilford College is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford College
- Pleasant Garden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Glenwood Acres
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Glenwood Acres is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Acres
- Westbrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Westbrook is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
- Westbrook Forest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Westbrook Forest is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Forest
- The Country
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Country is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Country
- Mark View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mark View is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark View
- Random Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Random Hills is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Hills
- Country Club Acres
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Country Club Acres is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Acres
- Westview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Westview is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
- Elon College
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Elon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Elon is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,186 people
- Ossipee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ossipee is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossipee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Scalesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Scalesville is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Summerfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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. The following communities are located in Guilford 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 begin with 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 North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Guilford 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 #989819 (Midway Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #989819 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: Guilford
- Est. Elev: 238 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: McLeansville
- Location given for Midway Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.1118019 Lon: -79.7150289
- 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 North Carolina's counties, including Guilford, 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. |
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