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A visit to the Mid Way 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 Mid Way Cemetery ...

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

32.5648, -99.8518

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

The Mid Way Cemetery is located in Jones County<2>.

The county seat for Jones County is located in Anson. Anson lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north of the Mid Way Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Mid Way Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the Mid Way Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Hawley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Hawley Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley Cemetery
  • Truby Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Truby Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truby Cemetery
  • Tye Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Little Elm Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Little Elm Cemetery is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elm Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Elm Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Abilene.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2347400 <5>
  • Little Elm Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Little Elm Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elm Cemetery
  • Central Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Central Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cemetery
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
  • Elmwood Memorial Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Elmwood Memorial Park is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Memorial Park
  • Cedar Hill Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
  • Round Mound Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • The Round Mound Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Mound Cemetery
  • Phantom Hill Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Phantom Hill Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phantom Hill Cemetery
    • The Phantom Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ft. Phantom Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3660 <5>
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Abilene State Hospital Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
    • Anderson Chapel Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Anderson Chapel Cemetery is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Chapel Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Anderson Chapel Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Anson.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2119 <5>
    • Drummond Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The Drummond Cemetery is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummond Cemetery
    • Hamby Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • The Hamby Cemetery is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamby Cemetery
    • Trent Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • The Trent Cemetery is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Cemetery
    • Old Colony Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Old Colony Cemetery is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Colony Cemetery
    • Rising Sun Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Rising Sun Cemetery is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 16 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Mid Way Cemetery.

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

  • Hawley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Stith
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Stith is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stith
  • Tye
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Tye is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tye
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tye <6>
  • Impact
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Impact is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Impact
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
  • Abilene
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Fort Phantom Hill ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Fort Phantom Hill is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Phantom Hill
  • Merkel
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Anson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Mount Pleasant
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Hamby
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Hamby is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamby
  • Funston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Funston is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funston
  • Trent
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Buffalo Gap
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Buffalo Gap is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Gap
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
    • Potosi
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Potosi is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
    • Radium
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Radium is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
    • Lueders
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)

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 Mid Way Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jones County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Abilene
  • Anson
  • Avoca
    • Avoca lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Mid Way Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Avoca.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
  • Clyde
    • Clyde lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Mid Way Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clyde.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
  • Hawley
  • Merkel
  • Radium
    • Radium lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Mid Way Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Radium.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
  • Stamford
  • Tuscola

Websites to help with your 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 websites are open to everyone.

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

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Jones 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 Mid Way Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1341467  (Mid Way Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1341467 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: Jones
      • Est. Elev: 515 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Hawley
      • Location given for Mid Way Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.5648431     Lon: -99.8517593
      • 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 Texas' counties, including Jones, 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- Mid Way 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.