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A visit to the Midway Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Midway Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Midway Cemetery:

33.7663, -79.5473

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Midway Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Midway Cemetery is located in Williamsburg County<2>.

The county seat for Williamsburg County is located in Kingstree. Kingstree lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Midway Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Midway Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Midway Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Midway Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Greater St. Mark AME Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Greater St. Mark AME Church Cemetery is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greater St. Mark AME Church Cemetery
    • The Greater St. Mark AME Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Mark AME Church Cemetery
  • Indiantown Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Power - DuRant Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Eaddy - Ford Cemetery South
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Eaddy - Ford Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Eaddy - Ford Cemetery is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaddy - Ford Cemetery
  • Eaddy - Ford Cemetery North
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Eaddy - Ford Cemetery North is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaddy - Ford Cemetery North
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Eaddy - Ford Cemetery North is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Johnsonville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2291306 <5>
  • Powell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Powell Cemetery is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
  • Hanna Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Hanna Cemetery is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna Cemetery
  • Cooper Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Cooper Cemetery is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
  • Owens Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Owens Cemetery is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
  • Lake Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Lake Chapel Cemetery is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Chapel Cemetery
  • Eaddy Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Eaddy Cemetery is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaddy Cemetery
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Baxley Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Baxley Cemetery is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxley Cemetery
    • Harmon Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Harmon Cemetery is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon Cemetery
    • Old Landing Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Old Landing Cemetery is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Landing Cemetery
      • The Old Landing Cemetery has also been known as:
      • New Prospect Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Ola Neck Cemetery
      • Prospect Cemetery
      • Stone Family Cemetery
      • Stone Graveyard
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2338731 <5>
    • New Prospect FWB Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Leo Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Leo Cemetery is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo Cemetery
    • Ninevah UMC Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Ninevah UMC Cemetery is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninevah UMC Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ninevah UMC Cemetery is located between<6> the communities of Lake City and Johnsonville.  The cemetery lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the east of Lake City.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2445252 <5>
    • Browns Chapel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Browns Chapel Cemetery is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Chapel Cemetery
    • Brown Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Brown Cemetery is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
    • Friendship Untied Methodist Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Friendship Untied Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Untied Methodist Church Cemetery
      • The Friendship Untied Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Friendship Cemetery
    • Brockington Memorial Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Poplar Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Poplar Hill Cemetery is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill Cemetery
    • Old Johnsonville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Garden of Devotion Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Grier Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Grier Cemetery is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grier Cemetery
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Midway Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Midway Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Indiantown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Indiantown is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
  • Stuckey
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Stuckey is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuckey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
  • Hemingway
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Johnsonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Nesmith
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hannah
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Hannah is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
  • Rome
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Rome is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
  • Snow Town
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Snow Town is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Town
  • Wren Village
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Wren Village is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Village
  • Gresham
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cades
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Allentown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Allentown is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
    • Carters Crossroads
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Carters Crossroads is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Crossroads
    • Scranton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Pamplico
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Willie Towne
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Willie Towne is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willie Towne
    • Friendfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Friendfield is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendfield
    • Kingstree
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Moore Crossroads
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Moore Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Crossroads
    • Coward
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Midway Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Williamsburg County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Midway Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Midway Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to South Carolina:
  • Pages specific to Williamsburg County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:

    • Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

    Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

    We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Midway Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1241463  (Midway Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1241463 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
      • BGN Class: cemetery
      • County: Williamsburg
      • Est. Elev: 16 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Prospect Crossroads
      • Location given for Midway Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.7662764     Lon: -79.5472828
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Williamsburg, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Midway Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add.
    <5>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.
    <6>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Lake City and Johnsonville. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
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