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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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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 Washington County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washington County: Clackamas, Clatsop, Columbia, Multnomah, Tillamook & Yamhill.

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:

  • Washington County     (The home county of Midway)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
    • Scholls
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Farmington
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Farmington is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
    • Kinton ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Kinton is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinton
    • Newton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Newton is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
    • Tobias
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Tobias is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobias
    • Blooming
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Blooming is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming
    • Middleton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Middleton is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
    • Sherwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • King City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Hillsboro
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Reedville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Reedville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
    • Aloha
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Clackamas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
    • Tualatin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Rivergrove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Rivergrove is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivergrove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
    • Wilsonville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Oswego
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Stafford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Stafford is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
    • Marylhurst
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Willamette
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Willamette is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willamette
    • Christie ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Christie is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
    • Oak Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • West Linn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Barlow
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Barlow is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
    • Canby
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Canby is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,027 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canby <1>
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
    • Scappoose
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Warren
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
    • Champoeg ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Champoeg is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champoeg
    • Butteville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Butteville is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville
    • Butteville Station ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Butteville Station is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville Station
    • Saint Paul
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Donald
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Aurora
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hubbard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodburn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Gervais
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • McKee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • McKee is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee
    • Mount Angel
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Brooks
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Multnomah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
    • Hillsdale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Hillsdale is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
    • Fulton ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Fulton is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Portland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Milwaukie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Albina
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Albina is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albina
    • Woodstock
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Woodstock is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
    • Burlington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Burlington is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
    • Laurelhurst
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Laurelhurst is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelhurst
    • Vanport City ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Vanport City is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanport City
    • Montavilla
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Montavilla is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montavilla
    • Russellville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Russellville is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
    • Maywood Park
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
    • Lincoln
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Lincoln is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
    • Zena
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Zena is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zena
    • Salemtowne
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Salemtowne is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemtowne
  • Tillamook County
    • Ryan's Camp ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Ryan's Camp is located in Tillamook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan's Camp
      • Ryan's Camp has also been known as:
      • Idiotville
  • Yamhill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
    • Newberg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Dundee
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Cove Orchard
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Cove Orchard is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Orchard
    • Yamhill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Carlton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lafayette
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Dayton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Joseph
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Saint Joseph is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
    • McMinnville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Eola Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Eola Village is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola Village
    • Whiteson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Whiteson is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteson
    • Hopewell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Clark County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
    • Vancouver
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Minnehaha
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Minnehaha is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnehaha
    • Felida
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Felida is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felida
    • Hazel Dell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Shore
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Lake Shore is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
    • Cascade Park West
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Cascade Park West is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Park West
    • Walnut Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Walnut Grove is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
    • Cascade Park East
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Fisher
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Fisher is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
    • Salmon Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Salmon Creek is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Creek
    • Barberton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Barberton is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barberton
    • Five Corners
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Five Corners is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners

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.

  • Mountainside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Lewis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Gibbs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Maple Lane Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cooper Mtn. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cooper Mtn. Evangelical Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Matthews Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Iowa Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Noble Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (225 more) ...
    • Middleton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Stewart Family Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Valley Memorial Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

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.

  • Laurel
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Laurel is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
  • Farmington
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Farmington is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
  • Middleton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Middleton is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
  • Newton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Newton is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newberg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Reedville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Reedville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
  • Hillsboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Beaverton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Cornelius
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Gaston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Tualatin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Progress
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Progress is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Centerville ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Centerville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Garden Home
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Garden Home is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Home
    • Cedar Mill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)

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 72 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 14 miles [22.5 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 websites either 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' (or 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'.