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 northeast 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 north.
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 north 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 Meigs 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 Meigs County: Athens, Gallia, Vinton, Jackson (WV), Mason (WV) & Wood (WV).
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:
- Meigs County (The home county of Midway)
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Pomeroy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Welshtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County
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- Thomas Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County
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- Keno
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Keno is located in Meigs County
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- Lima
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lima is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Syracuse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rutland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tuppers Plains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Middleport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bashan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
- Langsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Langsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Dexter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dexter is located in Meigs County
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- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Pratts Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pratts Fork is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Fork
- Shade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Carsey Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Carsey Town is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsey Town
- Vanderhoof
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County
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- Guysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Guysville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysville
- Albany
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coolville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stewart
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stewart is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Athens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Beebe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beebe is located in Athens County
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- Youba
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Youba is located in Athens County
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- Armitage
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Armitage is located in Athens County
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- Gallia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Carlton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County
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- Kyger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Cheshire
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Ewington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Vinton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alice
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Kerr
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Mills Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Westbrook Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Westbrook Village is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Edna ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Edna is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Gallipolis
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rodney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Orbiston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Orbiston is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbiston
- Jobs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jobs is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs
- Candy Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Candy Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Town
- Murray City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- New Pittsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- New Pittsburg is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- New Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- New Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Carbon Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Sand Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Run is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Union Furnace
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- Mount Pleasant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Sand Run Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Pattonsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Wellston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rempel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Glen Roy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Joy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Joy is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Wrightstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wrightstown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Chesterhill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Elliott Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- Todds
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Todds is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
- Westland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Vales Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Arbaugh
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Wilkesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Ural ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Oreton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Hope ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Zaleski
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Dundas
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- McArthur
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hamden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Fillmore
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Decaturville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Decaturville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
- Redbush
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Redbush is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Porterfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Porterfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Corner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
- Napier
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Napier is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Rockland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rockland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Belpre
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vincent
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vincent is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Barlow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Barlow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Wolf Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Jackson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Neptune
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Skull Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Skull Run is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Run
- Mozelle ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mozelle is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Sherman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sherman is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Ravenswood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Willowdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Willowdale is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- Millwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Millwood is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Browning ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Browning is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Flatwoods
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Beatysville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Beatysville is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatysville
- Wilding
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilding is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilding
- Mason County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Mason
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Clifton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Clifton is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Hartford City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hartford City is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- New Haven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- West Columbia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- West Columbia is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
- Sassafras
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Letart
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Letart is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart
- York
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- York is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Flatrock
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Meadowbrook
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Meadowbrook is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Point Pleasant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Henderson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wirt County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Windy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Windy is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Peewee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Wood County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wesley is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Eli
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Eli is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
- Washington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lubeck
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
- Blennerhassett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Pleasant View
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Parkersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Acres
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
- Mineral Wells
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Vienna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kanawha
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kanawha is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
- North Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Hills is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
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.
- Baker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hemlock Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Barton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eastman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Carlton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bunker Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burlington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cherry Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (819 more) ...
- Pratts Fork Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chester Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mound Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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.
- Kingsbury
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kingsbury is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Hemlock Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hemlock Grove is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Grove
- Burlingham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Burlingham is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingham
- Flora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Flora is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
- Pratts Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pratts Fork is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Fork
- Chester
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chester is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Alfred
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Alfred is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfred
- Snowville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Snowville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville
- Pomeroy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Minersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Minersville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
- Garden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Garden is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden
- Harrisonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Harrisonville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Shade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mason
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Keno
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Keno is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
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 65 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 15 miles [24.1 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 first turn to 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 Ohio
- Pages specific to Meigs County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Gallia County
- Hocking County
- Jackson County
- Morgan County
- Vinton County
- Washington County
- Jackson County
- Mason County
- Wirt County
- Wood 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Midway) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |