Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Midway (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Midway. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Midway is located in Hunt County.
To see how the shape of Texas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hunt County: Collin, Delta, Fannin, Hopkins, Kaufman, Rains & Rockwall.
Below are the counties that are near Midway. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Midway:
- Hunt County (The home county of Midway)
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Celeste
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kingston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kingston is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- White Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- White Rock is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Wolfe City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aberfoyle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Aberfoyle is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberfoyle
- Jacobia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jacobia is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobia
- South Sulphur
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- South Sulphur is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sulphur
- Merit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairlie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fairlie is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlie
- Greenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Neylandville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Neylandville is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neylandville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Jardin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jardin is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jardin
- Clinton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Clinton is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Collin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Frognot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Frognot is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frognot
- Blue Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Farmersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Valdasta
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Valdasta is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdasta
- Westminster
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Josephine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Altoga
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Altoga is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoga
- Sedalia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sedalia is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Copeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nevada
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Princeton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Anna
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Biggers ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Biggers is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggers
- Delta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Jot-Em-Down
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jot-Em-Down is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jot-Em-Down
- Jot-Em-Down has also been known as:
- Mohegan
- Muddig Prairie
- Needmore
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Needmore is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Pecan Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Klondike
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ben Franklin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cooper
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Enloe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fannin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Leonard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gober
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Randolph
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Trenton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hail
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hail is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hail
- Ladonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Silver City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Silver City is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Edhube
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Edhube is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edhube
- Orangeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Orangeville is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
- Bug Tussle ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bug Tussle is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Tussle
- Bonham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dodd City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Pilot Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pilot Grove is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
- Cannon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cannon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Kentucky Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kentucky Town is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky Town
- Tom Bean
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bells
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Whiterock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Whiterock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiterock
- Ida
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ida is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Luella
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Luella is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luella
- Howe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hopkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Cumby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeway
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ridgeway is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Palestine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Palestine is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Peerless
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Peerless is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
- Brashear
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Miller Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Posey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Posey is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
- Divide
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Divide is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
- Lamar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Petty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Roxton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rains County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Hooker Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hooker Ridge is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Ridge
- East Tawakoni
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Tawakoni is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tawakoni
- Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
- Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rockwall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Fate
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blackland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Blackland is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
- Mobile City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mobile City is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Midway, see our County-by-County Page for Midway.
Cemeteries Near Midway ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Midway.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Midway - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Midway covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Celeste Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Nicholson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kingston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Barnhart Boles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Westbrook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- McWright Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Money Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vaughn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lane Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Du Laney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (297 more) ...
- Concord Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Concord Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the northeast of Greenville.
- The Concord Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Concord Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960177 <3>
- Onstot Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Midway in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Midway.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Celeste
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kingston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kingston is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- White Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- White Rock is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Hickory Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hickory Creek is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Kellogg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kellogg is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
- Wolfe City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lane is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
- Jacobia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jacobia is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobia
- Aberfoyle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Aberfoyle is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberfoyle
- Leonard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wagner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wagner is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner
- South Sulphur
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- South Sulphur is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sulphur
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pike
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pike is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Merit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Midway. See our List of 1890's Communities around Midway.
Newspapers Published in Midway ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Midway.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Midway, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Midway.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Midway:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Hunt County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Collin County
- Delta County
- Fannin County
- Grayson County
- Hopkins County
- Lamar County
- Rains County
- Rockwall County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Midway, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |