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:
32.6832, -101.8032
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 Dawson County<2>.
The county seat for Dawson County is located in Lamesa. Lamesa lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west northwest 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 9 that are within 27 miles [43.5 km] of the Midway Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Midway Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fairhaven Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairhaven Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven Cemetery
- Plain View Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- The Plain View Cemetery is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View Cemetery
- ODonnell Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- The ODonnell Cemetery is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for ODonnell Cemetery
- Vealmoor Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- The Vealmoor Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vealmoor Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Knott Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- The Knott Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knott Cemetery
- Gail Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- The Gail Cemetery is located in Borden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gail Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gail Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Gail.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980096 <5>
- Pride Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Pride Cemetery is located in Terry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pride Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 14 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Midway Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Midway Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sparenberg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sparenberg is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparenberg
- Los Ybanez
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Los Ybanez is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Ybanez
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
- Lamesa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lamesa is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamesa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,131 people
- Lamesa has also been known as:
- La Mesa
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamesa <6>
- Ackerly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vealmoor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- O'Donnell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- O'Donnell is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Donnell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 847 people
- Knott
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gail
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Draw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Draw is located in Lynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draw
- Welch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lenorah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Tarzan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fairview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- White City ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- White City is located in Gaines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
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 Dawson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Midway Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gail
- Gail lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Midway Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gail.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gail
- Lamesa
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 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 Texas:
- Pages specific to Dawson 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 #1341560 (Midway Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1341560 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: Dawson
- Est. Elev: 890 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Key
- Location given for Midway Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.6831602 Lon: -101.8032007
- 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 Dawson, 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' 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |