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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Midway. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Midway to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Midway, please Contact Us.
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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Midway is historic, it would have been located within present day Defiance County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Defiance County: Allen (IN), DeKalb (IN), Henry, Paulding, Putnam & Williams.
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:
- Defiance County (The home county of Midway)
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Ayersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ayersville is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayersville
- Jewell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jewell is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Defiance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Williamstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Williamstown is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Brunersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brunersburg is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunersburg
- Sherwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hicksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Gomer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Delphos
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Archbold
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pettisville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pettisville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettisville
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Eckley is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
- Eckley has also been known as:
- Eckley Station
- Burlington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Burlington is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Wauseon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Plattston ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Plattston is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattston
- Delta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Delta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Delta is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Delta
- Thelma ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Thelma is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Advance
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Advance is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Inlet ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Inlet is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet
- Fayette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Oakshade
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Oakshade is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakshade
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Hancock
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hancock is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- McComb
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Moffitt ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Moffitt is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt
- Lewisburg ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lewisburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Benton Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Benton Ridge is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Florida
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Florida is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Okolona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Okolona is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
- Okolona has also been known as:
- Okalona
- Holgate
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Bavaria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Bavaria is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bavaria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Pleasant Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Bend is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Bend
- Elery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Elery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elery
- Napoleon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeville Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ridgeville Corners is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville Corners
- Hamler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Malinta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Grelton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Grelton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grelton
- Liberty Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- McClure
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lucas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Bailey ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Bailey has also been known as:
- Bailey Station
- Tondagamies Village ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tondagamies Village is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tondagamies Village
- Whitehouse
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Paulding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Junction is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Renollet ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Renollet is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renollet
- Charloe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Charloe is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charloe
- Fort Brown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Brown is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Brown
- Oakwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Melrose
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Melrose is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Saint Andrews ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Andrews is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Emmett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Emmett is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
- Emmett has also been known as:
- Emerald Station
- Emerald
- Murat ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Murat is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murat
- Former names for Murat:
- Hipp's Lock
- Timberville
- Cecil
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cecil is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- New Rochester ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- New Rochester is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rochester
- Mandale
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mandale is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandale
- Hedges
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hedges is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedges
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Continental
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hartsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hartsburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsburg
- Kieferville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kieferville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kieferville
- Miller City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dupont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cloverdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cloverdale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- West Leipsic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Leipsic is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leipsic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Belmore
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Belmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Leipsic Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Leipsic Junction is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic Junction
- Glandorf
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Leipsic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kalida
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Muntanna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Muntanna is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muntanna
- Van Wert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Hoaglin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hoaglin is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoaglin
- Scott
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Williams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Stryker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bryan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pulaski
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pulaski is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- West Unity
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Melbern
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Melbern is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbern
- Edgerton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Holiday City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Holiday City is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Kunkle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kunkle is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
- Montpelier
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alvordton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Denmark ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Denmark is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Blakeslee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jim Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jim Town is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Custar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Milton Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Milton Center is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Grand Rapids
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Weston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hoytville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hoytville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
- Tontogany
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hammansburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hammansburg is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammansburg
- Lenawee County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Morenci
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Munson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Munson is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munson
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.
- Hohenberger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ayersville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayersville Cemetery
- The Ayersville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Bend & Ayersville Cemetery
- Pleasant Bend Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1687547 <3>
- Riverview Memory Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rohn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hire Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Old St. Stephens Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Independence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brinkman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Parry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Florida Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (376 more) ...
- Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kahol Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Frazee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
Midway itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Ayersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ayersville is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayersville
- Jewell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jewell is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Florida
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Florida is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Defiance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Okolona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Okolona is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
- Okolona has also been known as:
- Okalona
- Brunersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brunersburg is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunersburg
- Arthur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arthur is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Pleasant Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Bend is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Bend
- New Bavaria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Bavaria is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bavaria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Holgate
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rice is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
- Adams Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Adams Ridge is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Ridge
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- North Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- North Creek is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Creek
- Wisterman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wisterman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisterman
- Elery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Elery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elery
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 32 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 23 miles [37 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 first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Ohio
- Pages specific to Defiance County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Fulton County
- Hancock County
- Henry County
- Lucas County
- Paulding County
- Putnam County
- Van Wert County
- Williams County
- Wood County
- Lenawee County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Midway) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |