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 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 Rockingham County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Rockingham County: Alamance, Caswell, Guilford, Stokes, Henry (VA) & Pittsylvania (VA).
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:
- Rockingham County (The home county of Midway)
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Wittys Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittys Crossroads
- Wittys Crossroads is located in Rockingham County
- Norwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Belmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Reidsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reidsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidsville
- Reidsville is located in Rockingham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,993 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reidsville <2>
- Wentworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Gold Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Ellisboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
- College Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
- College Village is located in Rockingham County
- Shiloh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Madison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Madison is located in Rockingham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,108 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <2>
- Providence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Rockingham County
- Lawsonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Lawsonville is located in Rockingham County
- Mayodan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayodan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayodan
- Mayodan is located in Rockingham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,410 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayodan <2>
- Alamance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Altamahaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Ossipee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Westbrook Forest
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Forest
- Westbrook Forest is located in Alamance County
- Clover Garden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Garden
- Clover Garden is located in Alamance County
- Elon College
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elon College came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon College
- Elon College is located in Alamance County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elon College <2>
- Elon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Glenwood Acres
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwood Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Acres
- Glenwood Acres is located in Alamance County
- Sherwood Forest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherwood Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Forest
- Sherwood Forest is located in Alamance County
- Westbrook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Westview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Alamance Acres
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alamance Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamance Acres
- Alamance Acres is located in Alamance County
- Birchwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast) - British Acres
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for British Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for British Acres
- British Acres is located in Alamance County
- Caswell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Ashland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Ashland is located in Caswell County
- Stony Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Stony Creek is located in Caswell County
- Bethel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast) - Jericho
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Jericho is located in Caswell County
- Anderson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east) - Pelham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast) - West Yanceyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yanceyville
- West Yanceyville is located in Caswell County
- Yanceyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yanceyville
- Yanceyville is located in Caswell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,941 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yanceyville <2>
- Whitetown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
- Whitetown is located in Caswell County
- Gatewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Gatewood is located in Caswell County
- Providence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Caswell County
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Abotts Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abotts Creek
- Abotts Creek is located in Davidson County
- Wallburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallburg
- Wallburg is located in Davidson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,125 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallburg <2>
- Gum Tree
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Tree
- Gum Tree is located in Davidson County
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Belews Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belews Creek
- Belews Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Stonewood Acres
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonewood Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood Acres
- Stonewood Acres is located in Forsyth County
- Pine Knolls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Knolls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knolls
- Pine Knolls is located in Forsyth County
- Benefit ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Bonanza Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonanza Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza Hills
- Bonanza Hills is located in Forsyth County
- Crims Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crims Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crims Crossroads
- Crims Crossroads is located in Forsyth County
- Kynwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - White Road ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Road have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Road
- White Road is located in Forsyth County
- Applegate
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Cliffwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Emorywood Estates
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emorywood Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emorywood Estates
- Emorywood Estates is located in Forsyth County
- Abington
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Brinkley Estates
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brinkley Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkley Estates
- Brinkley Estates is located in Forsyth County
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Scalesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Scalesville is located in Guilford County
- Browns Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Summit
- Browns Summit is located in Guilford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Browns Summit <2>
- Rudd
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd
- Rudd is located in Guilford County
- Summerfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Summerfield is located in Guilford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,502 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerfield <2>
- Spicewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicewood
- Spicewood is located in Guilford County
- White Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Stokesdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stokesdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokesdale
- Stokesdale is located in Guilford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,555 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stokesdale <2>
- Fairfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Cumberland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Cumberland is located in Guilford County
- Greensboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
- Greensboro is located in Guilford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 297,878 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensboro <2>
- McLeansville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLeansville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLeansville
- McLeansville is located in Guilford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLeansville <2>
- Guilford College
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford College
- Guilford College is located in Guilford County
- Oak Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Oak Ridge is located in Guilford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,126 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Ridge <2>
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Archdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archdale
- Archdale is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,560 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archdale <2>
- Redcross
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redcross
- Redcross is located in Randolph County
- Melanchton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melanchton
- Melanchton is located in Randolph County
- New Market
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Market have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- New Market is located in Randolph County
- Trinity
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trinity have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Trinity is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,639 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trinity <2>
- Stokes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Pine Hall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hall
- Pine Hall is located in Stokes County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Hall <2>
- Bailey Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bailey Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Bailey Town is located in Stokes County
- Fulp
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Walnut Cove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Cove
- Walnut Cove is located in Stokes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,532 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Cove <2>
- Upper Sawra Town ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Sawra Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sawra Town
- Upper Sawra Town is located in Stokes County
- Meadows
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Sandy Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Sandy Ridge is located in Stokes County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy Ridge <2>
- Oak Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Germanton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germanton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germanton
- Germanton is located in Stokes County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Germanton <2>
- Danbury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
- Danbury is located in Stokes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danbury <2>
- Snow Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest) - Neatman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
- Lawsonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Lawsonville is located in Stokes County
- Danville City (VA)
- Danville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Danville is located in Danville City (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,869 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <2>
- Danville
- Henry County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Sandy Level
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Level have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Level
- Sandy Level is located in Henry County (VA)
- Ridgeway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Ridgeway is located in Henry County (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeway <2>
- Chatmoss
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north) - Horse Pasture
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County (VA)
- Axton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axton
- Axton is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Axton <2>
- Laurel Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Laurel Park is located in Henry County (VA)
- Preston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Preston is located in Henry County (VA)
- Villa Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Villa Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County (VA)
- Fieldale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldale
- Fieldale is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fieldale <2>
- Martinsville City (VA)
- Martinsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Martinsville is located in Martinsville City (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,355 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsville <2>
- Martinsville
- Patrick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Nettleridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nettleridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Stella
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Stella is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Pittsylvania County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Cascade
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Mount Cross
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cross
- Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Midway, see our County-by-County Page for 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 81 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 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. 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 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 North Carolina
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //archives.ncdcr.gov/
- Pages specific to Rockingham County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alamance County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Caswell County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Davidson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Forsyth County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Guilford County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Randolph County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Stokes County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Danville City
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Henry County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Martinsville City
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Patrick County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Pittsylvania County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Alamance County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of North Carolina
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of North Carolina
- Cemeteries of Rockingham County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of North Carolina
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of North Carolina
- Cemeteries of Rockingham County
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
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 east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Midway UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2159318 <5>
- Phibbs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phibbs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phibbs Cemetery
- Liberty Wesleyan Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Wesleyan Church Cemetery
- Evergreen Memory Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Memory Gardens
- Locust Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Locust Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2174173 <5>
- Mt. Bethel Covenant Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- The Mt. Bethel Covenant Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Bethel Christian Church Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Bethel Covenant Church Cemetery
- New Straightway House of Prayer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Straightway House of Prayer Cemetery
- Pleasantville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasantville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasantville Cemetery
- Elm Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elm Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elm Grove Cemetery
- Flat Rock UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flat Rock UMC Cemetery
- Ellington Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Ellington Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellington Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2273810 <5>
- Reidlawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reidlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reidlawn Cemetery
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- Greenview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenview Cemetery
- Reid Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reid Family Cemetery
- Setliff Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Setliff Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Setliff Family Cemetery
- Greenview Cemetery
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.<7>
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.
- Monroeton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Scalesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Scalesville is located in Guilford County
- Hillsdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Browns Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Summit
- Browns Summit is located in Guilford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Browns Summit <2>
- Benaja
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Pleasantville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasantville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Pleasantville is located in Rockingham County
- Reidsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reidsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidsville
- Reidsville is located in Rockingham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,993 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reidsville <2>
- Summerfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Summerfield is located in Guilford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,502 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerfield <2>
- Wentworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Stokesdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stokesdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokesdale
- Stokesdale is located in Guilford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,555 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stokesdale <2>
- Ellisboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
- Madison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Madison is located in Rockingham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,108 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <2>
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- Oak Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Oak Ridge is located in Guilford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,126 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Ridge <2>
- Guilford College
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford College
- Guilford College is located in Guilford County
- Greensboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
- Greensboro is located in Guilford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 297,878 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensboro <2>
- Oak Ridge
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.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Midway. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Rockingham County: www.co.rockingham.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Midway. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2735, Longitude: -79.7889 In this case, the coordinates for Midway have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | 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. |