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 Alexander County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Alexander County: Caldwell, Catawba, Iredell, Wilkes & Yadkin.
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:
- Alexander County (The home county of Midway)
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Hiddenite
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fairview Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fairview Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Rocky Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rocky Springs is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Taylorsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Isenhour Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park
- Stony Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Point is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Millersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Millersville is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Liledoun
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Liledoun is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
- Vashti
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Vashti is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashti
- Taylorsville Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Taylorsville Beach is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville Beach
- Ellendale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Little River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Rhodhiss
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hildebran
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Icard
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Connelly Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rutherford College
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Valdese
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Drexel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Drexel is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Downsville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Downsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Draco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Draco is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Concord ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Northlakes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Northlakes is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlakes
- Kings Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Kings Creek is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Granite Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cedar Rock is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Cedar Rock has also been known as:
- Cedar Rock village
- Emanuel ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Emanuel is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel
- Cilley ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cilley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cilley
- Hudson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hudson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,703 people
- Former name for Hudson:
- Hudsonville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <1>
- Sawmills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
- Cajah's Mountain
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cajah's Mountain is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cajah's Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,728 people
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Catfish
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Catfish is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Oxford Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oxford Park is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Park
- Sunrise Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sunrise Beach is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
- Claremont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Saint Stephens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Stephens is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephens
- Catawba
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Conover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- North Hickory
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hickory
- Murrays Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Murrays Hill is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrays Hill
- Sweetwater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sweetwater is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Fairgrove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairgrove is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairgrove
- Viewmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Viewmont is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viewmont
- Davie County
- Calahaln
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Calahaln is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Brevard ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brevard is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
- Scotts
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Scotts is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Love Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Eufola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eufola is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eufola
- Olin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Olin is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin
- Statesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Union Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Turnersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Turnersburg is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersburg
- Barium Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Barium Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barium Springs
- Belmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Harmony
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Denver
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Boger City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Boger City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boger City
- Triangle ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Triangle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Westport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Westport is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Henry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Vale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lincolnton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mecklenburg County
- River View ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- River View is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Pittsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pittsburg is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Mount Vernon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Vernon is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Needmore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Needmore is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Cleveland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Ulla
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Poplar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Poplar is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Poplar
- Barber
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barber is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Elkin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elkin Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elkin Valley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin Valley
- Watauga County
- Stony Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Fork is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Moravian Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Boomer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Boomer is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomer
- Zimmerman ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Zimmerman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
- Adley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Adley is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adley
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Stokes is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Wilkesboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Fletcher ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fletcher is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- North Wilkesboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cricket
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cricket is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket
- Henderson ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Henderson is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- New Castle is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- Ferguson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Windsors Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Windsors Crossroads is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsors Crossroads
- Cycle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cycle is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cycle
- Marler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marler is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marler
- Hamptonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Swan Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
- Branon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Branon is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branon
- Footville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Footville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Rena
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rena is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rena
- Arlington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Jonesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Courtney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Courtney is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
- Yadkinville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
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.
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tabernacle Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Salem Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jolly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship Lutheran Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marvin UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bentley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Old Bethany Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beulah Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (139 more) ...
- Pisgah Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- The Shiloh Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shiloh Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2202849 <2>
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
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.<4>
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.
- Hiddenite
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Taylorsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stony Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Point is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Vashti
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Vashti is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashti
- Scotts
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Scotts is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Ellendale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ellendale is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Catfish
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Catfish is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
- Gilreath
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gilreath is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilreath
- Little River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- New Hope ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Moravian Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Watts ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Watts is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Snow Creek ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Snow Creek is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Creek
- Hunting Creek ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hunting Creek is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Creek
- Boomer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Boomer is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomer
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 58 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 17 miles [27.4 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 websites either 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 North Carolina
- Pages specific to Alexander County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Burke County
- Caldwell County
- Catawba County
- Davie County
- Iredell County
- Lincoln County
- Mecklenburg County
- Rowan County
- Surry County
- Watauga County
- Wilkes County
- Yadkin County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
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> | 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. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Midway) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |