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A visit to the Midway Cemetery ...


The location of the Midway Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

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

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

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

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

Lat:   32.6832°   (32° 40' 59")

Lon:   -101.8032°   (-101° 48' 11")

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 .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Midway Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Dawson County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Midway Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparenberg
      • Sparenberg is located in Dawson County
    • Los Ybanez
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Los Ybanez have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Ybanez
      • Los Ybanez is located in Dawson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
    • Lamesa
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamesa
      • Lamesa is located in Dawson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,131 people
      • Lamesa has also been known as:
      • La Mesa
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamesa <4>
    • Ackerly
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ackerly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackerly
      • Ackerly is located in Dawson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ackerly <4>
    • Vealmoor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • O'Donnell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for O'Donnell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Donnell
      • O'Donnell is located in Dawson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 847 people
    • Knott
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knott have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knott
      • Knott is located in Howard County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knott <4>
    • Gail
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Draw
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draw
      • Draw is located in Lynn County
    • Welch
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch
      • Welch is located in Dawson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welch <4>
    • Lenorah
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenorah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenorah
      • Lenorah is located in Martin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenorah <4>
    • Tarzan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarzan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarzan
      • Tarzan is located in Martin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarzan <4>
    • Fairview
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Fairview is located in Howard County
    • White City ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
      • White City is located in Gaines County

    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
      • Lamesa lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Midway Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lamesa.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamesa

    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.<5>

    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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairhaven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairhaven Cemetery is located in Martin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairhaven Cemetery
    • Plain View Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Plain View Cemetery is located in Dawson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plain View Cemetery
    • ODonnell Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the ODonnell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The ODonnell Cemetery is located in Dawson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the ODonnell Cemetery
    • Vealmoor Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vealmoor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Vealmoor Cemetery is located in Howard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vealmoor Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Dawson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Knott Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Knott Cemetery is located in Martin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knott Cemetery
    • Gail Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • The Gail Cemetery is located in Borden County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gail Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Gail.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gail Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980096 <6>
    • Pride Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pride Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pride Cemetery is located in Terry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pride Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Borden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3536 <6>

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

    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: GNIS record #1341560 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Key
      • County: Dawson         Elev: 890
      • Location given for GNIS #1341560 (Midway Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

    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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Midway Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6832, Longitude: -101.8032       In this case, the coordinates for the Midway Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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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