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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 northeast 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 north.

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 north 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 Red River County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Red River County: Choctaw (OK), McCurtain (OK), Bowie, Delta, Franklin, Lamar, Morris & Titus.

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:

  • Red River County     (The home county of Midway)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
    • Bagwell
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Detroit
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Detroit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
      • Detroit is located in Red River County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Detroit <1>
    • Liberty
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Red River County
    • Addielou
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addielou
      • Addielou is located in Red River County
    • Kanawha
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kanawha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
      • Kanawha is located in Red River County
    • Clarksville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Silver City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
      • Silver City is located in Red River County
    • Sherry
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry
      • Sherry is located in Red River County
    • Greenwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Greenwood is located in Red River County
    • Bogata
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogata
      • Bogata is located in Red River County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bogata <1>
    • Annona
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Cuthand
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthand
      • Cuthand is located in Red River County
  • Delta County
  • Franklin County
    • Hagansport
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagansport
      • Hagansport is located in Franklin County
  • Hopkins County
    • Sulphur Bluff
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Bluff
      • Sulphur Bluff is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulphur Bluff <1>
  • Lamar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
    • Pin Hook
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook
      • Pin Hook is located in Lamar County
    • Blossom
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Novice
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novice
      • Novice is located in Lamar County
    • Sun Valley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
      • Sun Valley is located in Lamar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Sylvan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
      • Sylvan is located in Lamar County
    • Deport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Pattonville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Reno
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reno have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
      • Reno is located in Lamar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
    • Clardy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clardy
      • Clardy is located in Lamar County
    • Hinckley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hinckley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
      • Hinckley is located in Lamar County
    • Powderly
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Arthur City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arthur City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur City
      • Arthur City is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arthur City <1>
  • Titus County
    • Talco
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Choctaw County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
    • Frogville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frogville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogville
      • Frogville is located in Choctaw County (OK)
    • Swink
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Fort Towson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Towson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Towson
      • Fort Towson is located in Choctaw County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Towson <1>
    • Sawyer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawyer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
      • Sawyer is located in Choctaw County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sawyer <1>
    • Grant
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Virgil
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil
      • Virgil is located in Choctaw County (OK)
    • Hugo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
      • Hugo is located in Choctaw County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,070 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugo <1>
  • McCurtain County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
    • Valliant
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valliant
      • Valliant is located in McCurtain County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valliant <1>
    • Millerton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
      • Millerton is located in McCurtain County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millerton <1>
    • Garvin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garvin
      • Garvin is located in McCurtain County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garvin <1>
    • Slim
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slim
      • Slim is located in McCurtain County (OK)
    • Idabel
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idabel
      • Idabel is located in McCurtain County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,876 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idabel <1>
    • Wright City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wright City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
      • Wright City is located in McCurtain County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wright City <1>
    • Rufe
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Golden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Holly Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Creek
      • Holly Creek is located in McCurtain County (OK)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Midway, see our County-by-County Page for 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 89 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 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. 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 begin with 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to 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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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.

  • Ward Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ward Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ward Cemetery
  • Longstreet Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Blanton Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blanton Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blanton Creek Cemetery
  • Detroit Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Detroit Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Detroit Cemetery
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
  • Dean Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dean Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dean Cemetery
  • Red Oak Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Oak Cemetery
  • Youngs Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Catonville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catonville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catonville Cemetery
  • Shamrock Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shamrock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shamrock Cemetery
  • Holt Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holt Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Blossom.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holt Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4319 <4>
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodland Cemetery
  • Continue List   (150 more) ...
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
    • Thompson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
    • Tinsley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tinsley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tinsley Cemetery

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.<5>

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.

  • Detroit
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Detroit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
    • Detroit is located in Red River County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Detroit <1>
  • Bagwell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
    • Woodland is located in Red River County
  • Blossom
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Manchester
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
    • Manchester is located in Red River County
  • Kanawha
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kanawha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
    • Kanawha is located in Red River County
  • Fulbright
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulbright have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulbright
    • Fulbright is located in Red River County
  • Clarksville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sylvan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
    • Sylvan is located in Lamar County
  • Pattonville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Deport
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Reno
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reno have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
    • Reno is located in Lamar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Madras
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madras have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madras
      • Madras is located in Red River County
    • Milton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Milton is located in Lamar County
    • Albion
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
      • Albion is located in Red River County

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.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Midway. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

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>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.
<3>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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Midway. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7073, Longitude: -95.2252       In this case, the coordinates for Midway have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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.




 

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