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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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Tompkins County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Tompkins County: Cayuga, Chemung, Cortland, Schuyler, Seneca & Tioga.

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:

  • Tompkins County     (The home county of Midway)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
    • East Lansing
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • East Lansing is located in Tompkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansing
    • Myers
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Myers is located in Tompkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers
    • North Lansing
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • North Lansing is located in Tompkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lansing
    • West Groton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • West Groton is located in Tompkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Groton
    • Lansing
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Willow Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Willow Creek is located in Tompkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
    • Cayuga Heights
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Cayuga Heights is located in Tompkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
    • Groton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Peruville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Peruville is located in Tompkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peruville
    • Forest Home
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Forest Home is located in Tompkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
    • Jacksonville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jacksonville is located in Tompkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
    • Taughannock Falls
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Taughannock Falls is located in Tompkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taughannock Falls
  • Broome County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
    • Killawog
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Manningville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Manningville is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manningville
    • Lisle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Upper Lisle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Upper Lisle is located in Broome County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Lisle
    • Whitney Point
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cayuga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
    • East Genoa
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • East Genoa is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Genoa
    • Locke
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Atwaters
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Atwaters is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwaters
    • Summer Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Summer Hill is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
      • Summer Hill has also been known as:
      • Plato
    • Moravia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Ledyard
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Ledyard is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledyard
    • Montville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Montville is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
    • Dresserville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Dresserville is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresserville
    • Black Rock
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Black Rock is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
    • Cascade
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Cascade is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
    • Poplar Ridge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Sempronius
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Sempronius is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
  • Chemung County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
    • Van Etten
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Erin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Millport
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sullivanville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Sullivanville is located in Chemung County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivanville
    • Pine Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cortland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
    • Munsons Corners
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Munsons Corners is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munsons Corners
    • Cortland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Homer
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Homer is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,080 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <1>
    • Harford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Scott
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Scott is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
    • Harford Mills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Harford Mills is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harford Mills
    • East River
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • East River is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
    • East Scott
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • East Scott is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Scott
    • Little York
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Little York is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
    • Pratt Corners
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Pratt Corners is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Corners
    • McGraw
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • East Homer
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • East Homer is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Homer
  • Onondaga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
    • Spafford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Spafford is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spafford
    • Mandana
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Mandana is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandana
    • Otisco Valley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Otisco Valley is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco Valley
    • Assembly Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Assembly Park is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assembly Park
    • Rose Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Rose Hill is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
    • Thorn Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Thorn Hill is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
    • Amber
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Amber is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
    • Otisco
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Otisco is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco
    • Tully
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Skaneateles
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Apulia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Apulia is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apulia
    • Cardiff
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Cardiff is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
  • Ontario County
    • Billsboro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Billsboro is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billsboro
  • Schuyler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
    • Perry City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Mecklenburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Searsburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Searsburg is located in Schuyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsburg
    • Cayutaville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Cayutaville is located in Schuyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayutaville
    • Logan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Logan is located in Schuyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
    • Bennettsburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Bennettsburg is located in Schuyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsburg
    • Hector
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Alpine
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Burdett
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Odessa
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Catharine
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Catharine is located in Schuyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharine
    • Montour Falls
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Seneca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
    • Kidders
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Kidders is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidders
    • Interlaken
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Interlaken is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
      • Former names for Interlaken:
      • Farmer Village
      • Farmer
      • Farmerville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Interlaken <1>
    • Lodi
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Ovid
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • East Varick
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • East Varick is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Varick
    • Willard
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Romulus
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Canoga
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Canoga is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
    • Kuneytown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Kuneytown is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuneytown
    • Seneca Falls
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Waterloo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Tioga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
    • North Spencer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • North Spencer is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Spencer
    • Candor
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Spencer
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • West Candor
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • West Candor is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Candor
    • West Newark
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • West Newark is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newark
    • Hamar Estates
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Hamar Estates is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamar Estates
    • Ketchumville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Ketchumville is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchumville
    • Newark Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Weltonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Weltonville is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weltonville
  • Yates County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
    • Glenora
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Glenora is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
    • Himrod
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Dundee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Dresden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Angus
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Angus is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
    • Seneca Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Seneca Mills is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Mills
    • Barrington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Barrington is located in Yates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
    • Penn Yan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Bellona
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Keuka Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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.

  • Asbury Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • East Lansing Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Kelley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Lanterman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Bower Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • North Lansing Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cobb Street Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Stearns Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Miller Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Lansingville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (433 more) ...

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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Midway had a population of 43 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.

  • South Lansing
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • South Lansing is located in Tompkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lansing
  • Asbury
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Asbury is located in Tompkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
  • East Lansing
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • East Lansing is located in Tompkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansing
  • Myers
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Myers is located in Tompkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers
  • Ludlowville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Ludlowville is located in Tompkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlowville
  • Willow Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Willow Creek is located in Tompkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
  • West Dryden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • West Dryden is located in Tompkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dryden
  • North Lansing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • North Lansing is located in Tompkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lansing
  • West Groton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • West Groton is located in Tompkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Groton
  • Lansingville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lansingville is located in Tompkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansingville
  • McKinneys
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • McKinneys is located in Tompkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinneys
  • Taughannock Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Taughannock Falls is located in Tompkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taughannock Falls
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Jacksonville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jacksonville is located in Tompkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
    • Forest Home
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Forest Home is located in Tompkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
    • Peruville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Peruville is located in Tompkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peruville

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 45 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 16 miles [25.7 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 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Midway:

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>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.
<4>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Midway) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.