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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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 Madison 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 Madison County: Champaign, Clark, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Pickaway & Union.
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:
- Madison County (The home county of Midway)
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Range
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Range is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- South Solon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- South Solon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Solon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Chrisman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chrisman is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
- London
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Sterling
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Summerford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Summerford is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerford
- Choctaw Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Choctaw Lake is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Lake
- Deer Creek Village ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Deer Creek Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Village
- Jefferson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- West Jefferson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- West Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
- Gillivan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Gillivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillivan
- Plumwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Plumwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumwood
- Amity
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Amity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Mechanicsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Powhattan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Powhattan is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
- Mutual
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mutual is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Urbana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodstock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Woodstock is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- South Charleston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lisbon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lisbon is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Cortsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cortsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortsville
- South Vienna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shawnee Acres
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Shawnee Acres is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Acres
- Catawba
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Catawba is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Green Hedges
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hedges is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hedges
- Kenwood Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kenwood Heights is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood Heights
- New Moorefield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Moorefield is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moorefield
- Springfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Villa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Villa is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Oakwood Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Village
- Greenlawn Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Greenlawn Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Village
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Sabina
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Port William
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Port William is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port William
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Memphis
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Memphis is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Clinton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Lees Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lees Creek is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Wilmington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Burlington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Burlington is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Burlington
- North Kingman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Kingman is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingman
- New Vienna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Yatesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Yatesville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Jeffersonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cook is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Cook has also been known as:
- Cook Station
- Bloomingburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hagler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hagler is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Octa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Octa is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Milledgeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Milledgeville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Washington Court House
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Washington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Washington is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Harrisburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Darbydale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Darbydale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbydale
- Darby Park ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Darby Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby Park
- Galloway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Darby
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Darby is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Darby
- Pleasant Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Corners
- Ridpath ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ridpath is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridpath
- Alton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Grove City Country Club
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Grove City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- New Rome
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- New Rome is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rome
- Urbancrest
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Urbancrest is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbancrest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Grape Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Grape Grove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Grove
- Jamestown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bowersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bowersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Cedarville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Shawnee Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Shawnee Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Hills
- Clifton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- New Jasper
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- New Jasper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jasper
- Wilberforce
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Yellow Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pinewood Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pinewood Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
- Xenia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Trebein
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Trebein is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trebein
- Trebein has also been known as:
- Beaver Station
- Beaver
- Frost Station
- Pickeneyville
- Pinckneyvile
- Fairborn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Highland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- East Monroe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- East Monroe is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monroe
- Greenfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Leesburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Highland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Highland is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Bridges
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bridges is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Grange Hall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grange Hall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Hall
- New Holland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Orient
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Darbyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Darbyville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Pherson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pherson is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pherson
- Matville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Matville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matville
- Commercial Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Williamsport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fox
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fox is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- South Bloomfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- South Bloomfield is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
- Duvall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Duvall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Ashville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Paul
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Paul is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Clarksburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksburg is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Austin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Austin is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Frankfort
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Salem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Roxabell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Roxabell is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxabell
- Yellowbud
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yellowbud is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowbud
- Fruitdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fruitdale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
- Lattaville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lattaville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattaville
- Lattaville has also been known as:
- Lattas
- Musselman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Musselman is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musselman
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Unionville Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Unionville Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Milford Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
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.
- Range Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Counts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Carson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hidy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shepherd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McKillip - Kirk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Vesey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Johnston - McClimans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Johnston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (452 more) ...
- Kilgore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sifrit Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Correll Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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.<2>
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.
- Range
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Range is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- Bookwalter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bookwalter is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookwalter
- Yatesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Yatesville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Chenoweth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chenoweth is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenoweth
- Blessing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Blessing is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blessing
- Jeffersonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Solon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- South Solon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Solon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Parrott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Parrott is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott
- Florence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Florence is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Bloomingburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Madison Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Madison Mills is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
- Cook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cook is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Cook has also been known as:
- Cook Station
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Nioga ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nioga is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nioga
- West Lancaster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Lancaster is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lancaster
- Octa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Octa is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
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 141 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 21 miles [33.8 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 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:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Clinton County
- Fayette County
- Franklin County
- Greene County
- Highland County
- Pickaway County
- Ross County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |