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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:

32.0135, -99.6959

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 Coleman County<2>.

The county seat for Coleman County is located in Coleman. Coleman lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the southeast 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 20 that are within 19 miles [30.6 km] of the Midway Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Atoka Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Atoka Cemetery is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atoka Cemetery
  • Counts Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Counts Cemetery is located in Runnels County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts Cemetery
  • Crews Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Crews Cemetery is located in Runnels County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crews Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Crews Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east of Winters.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3114 <5>
  • Rough Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Rough Creek Cemetery is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Creek Cemetery
  • Rough Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Rough Creek Cemetery is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Creek Cemetery
  • Dewey Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Dewey Cemetery is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey Cemetery
  • Ray Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Ray Cemetery is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ray Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest of Coleman.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2332327 <5>
  • Silver Valley Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Silver Valley Cemetery is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Valley Cemetery
  • Herring Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Herring Cemetery is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Herring Cemetery is located 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west of Coleman.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4191 <5>
  • McBee Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • The McBee Cemetery is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBee Cemetery
  • Cope Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • The Cope Cemetery is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cope Cemetery
  • Glen Cove Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • The Glen Cove Cemetery is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Mt. View Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Mt. View Cemetery is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. View Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. View Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Coleman.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5453 <5>
    • Tecumseh Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Tecumseh Cemetery is located in Callahan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh Cemetery
    • Lemons Gap Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Lemons Gap Cemetery is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemons Gap Cemetery
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Norwood Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • The Norwood Cemetery is located in Runnels County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Cemetery
    • Talpa Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • The Talpa Cemetery is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa Cemetery
    • Northview Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • The Northview Cemetery is located in Runnels County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Runnels County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Midway Cemetery.

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

  • Goldsboro
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Novice
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lawn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Glen Cove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Glen Cove is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
  • Ovalo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Guion
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Guion is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
  • Tuscola
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Winters
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Talpa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Valera
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Denton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Denton is located in Callahan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
    • Denton has also been known as:
    • Denton Valley
  • Buffalo Gap
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Buffalo Gap is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Gap
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Coleman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Potosi
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Potosi is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
    • Ballinger
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Rowden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Rowden is located in Callahan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowden
    • Eula
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Eula is located in Callahan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eula
    • Wingate
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)

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 Coleman 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 visit 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 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 Texas:
  • Pages specific to Coleman 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 #1341559  (Midway Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1341559 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: Coleman
      • Est. Elev: 616 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Goldsboro
      • Location given for Midway Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.0134764     Lon: -99.6959125
      • 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 Coleman, 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 obstructions 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.
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