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 Stark 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 Stark County: Carroll, Columbiana, Holmes, Mahoning, Portage, Summit, Tuscarawas & Wayne.
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:
- Stark County (The home county of Midway)
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Hartville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Oval City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oval City is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oval City
- Greentown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Greentown is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Uniontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Baltimore
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Baltimore is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- North Canton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Louisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hills and Dales
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hills and Dales is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills and Dales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Meyers Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Meyers Lake is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 565 people
- Canton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- East Canton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Belfort
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Belfort is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Malvern
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pekin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Hibbetts
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- Augusta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Harrisburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Watheys
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Watheys is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watheys
- Wyncrest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wyncrest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyncrest
- Valleyview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Valleyview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Dellroy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Atwood Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Atwood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Village
- Carrollton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Queensboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Queensboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensboro
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Reading
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- North Georgetown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Chambersburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chambersburg is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- East Rochester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Alexander
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Alexander is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexander
- Adair
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Adair is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- Hanoverton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kensington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Salem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Teegarden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Teegarden is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teegarden
- Millport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Millport is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- Coleman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Coleman is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Cuyahoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Applecreek Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Applecreek Village is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applecreek Village
- Glenwillow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Glenwillow is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwillow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
- Oakwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Oakwood is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,598 people
- Brecksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Geauga County
- Bainbridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Maple Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Alliance Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Sebring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Beloit
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Westville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Westville is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Damascus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Patmos
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Patmos is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Craig Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Craig Beach is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
- Ellsworth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ellsworth is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Hickory Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hickory Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- North Jackson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Greenford is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenford
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Wadsworth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sharon Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Youngs Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Youngs Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Corners
- Acme
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Acme is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Granger
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Granger is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- River Styx
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- River Styx is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Styx
- Windfall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Windfall is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- Poe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Poe is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- Seville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hinckley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Briarwood Beach ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Briarwood Beach is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Chippewa Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Chippewa Lake is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
- Former name for Chippewa Lake:
- Chippewa-on-the-Lake
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chippewa Lake <1>
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Mishler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mishler is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
- Suffield Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Suffield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
- Brimfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rootstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kent
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Yale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Yale is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Brady Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Brady Lake is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Lake
- Estimated population in 2018: 464 people
- Ravenna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Campbellsport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Campbellsport is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Pine Gate Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pine Gate Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Gate Village
- Augerburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Augerburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augerburg
- Keans ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Keans is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keans
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Myersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Myersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- Greensburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Greensburg is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Lakemore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lakemore is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- Green
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mogadore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- North Springfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Springfield is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springfield
- Portage Lakes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Portage Lakes is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Lakes
- Thomastown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Thomastown is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- Comet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- East Akron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Akron is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Akron
- Tallmadge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Franklin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New Franklin is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,101 people
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- South Canal
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- South Canal is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canal
- Newton Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Phalanx
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Phalanx is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phalanx
- Lordstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lordstown is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,244 people
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Bolivar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mineral City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Zoar
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Zoarville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Zoarville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoarville
- Somerdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Somerdale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerdale
- Strasburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Parral
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Parral is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Heritage Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Heritage Village is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Dundee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Barrs Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Barrs Mills is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrs Mills
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Doylestown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Burton City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Burton City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
- Marshallville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Dalton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Orrville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rittman
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mount Eaton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sterling
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- East Union
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- East Union is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Smithville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Weilersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Weilersville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weilersville
- Apple Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
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.
- Machamer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. Jacobs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- East Nimishillen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nimishillen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the East Nimishillen Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the south of Hartville.
- The East Nimishillen Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Nimishillen Church Of The Brethern Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hartville Lutheran Cemetery
- Hartville Union Cemetery
- Beechy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mt. Peace Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Brumbaugh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- King Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greentown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (564 more) ...
- Werner Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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>
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.
- Hartville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cairo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cairo is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Congress Lake ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Congress Lake is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress Lake
- Greentown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Greentown is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Oval City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oval City is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oval City
- Aultman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Aultman is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aultman
- Mishler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mishler is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
- Suffield Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Suffield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
- New Baltimore
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Baltimore is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Suffield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Suffield is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield
- Myersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Myersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- Marchand ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marchand is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marchand
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Marlboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Marlboro is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlboro
- Randolph
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- McDonaldsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- McDonaldsville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonaldsville
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 120 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 13 miles [20.9 km]<2>. 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 Stark County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Columbiana County
- Cuyahoga County
- Geauga County
- Mahoning County
- Medina County
- Portage County
- Summit County
- Trumbull County
- Tuscarawas County
- Wayne 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> | 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'. |
| <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. |