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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Smith 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 Smith County: Cherokee, Gregg, Henderson, Upshur, Van Zandt & Wood.
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:
- Smith County (The home county of Midway)
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Starrville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Starrville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starrville
- Winona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Browning
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Browning is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Red Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Red Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
- Jamestown ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jamestown is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown has also been known as:
- Jimtown
- New Chapel Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- New Chapel Hill is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
- Tyler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Swan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Swan is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
- Lindale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Arp
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Omen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Omen is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omen
- Sinclair City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sinclair City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair City
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Troup
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Henrys Chapel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Henrys Chapel is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Chapel
- Bullard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mixon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mixon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon
- Gould
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gould is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Blackjack
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Blackjack is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
- Griffin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Griffin is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Mount Selman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Selman is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Selman
- Gregg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Liberty City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Liberty City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Gladewater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksville City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Clarksville City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
- Warren City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Warren City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Kilgore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- White Oak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Danville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Danville is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- East Mountain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Mountain is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
- Rolling Meadows
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Teneryville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Teneryville is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teneryville
- Fredonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Fredonia is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Greggton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Greggton is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggton
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Lansing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lansing is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Morton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Morton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Hallsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Noonday
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Noonday is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
- Henderson County
- Chandler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rusk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Laird Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Overton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sexton City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sexton City is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton City
- New London
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pirtle
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pirtle is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirtle
- Jacobs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jacobs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
- Friars
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Friars is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars
- Selman City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Turnertown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Turnertown is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnertown
- Joinerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Price
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Big Sandy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wilkins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkins is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
- Center Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Center Point is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Union Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Union Grove is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Pritchett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pritchett is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchett
- Kelsey
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Kelsey is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
- Rhonesboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rhonesboro is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhonesboro
- Rosewood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rosewood is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Glenwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Glenwood is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Gilmer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Rock is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rock
- Delrose
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Delrose is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delrose
- Van Zandt County
- Edom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Hawkins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Mills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mills
- Hainesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hainesville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hainesville
- Mineola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Perryville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Perryville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Stout
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stout is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Quitman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
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.
- Ingram Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram Cemetery
- The Ingram Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dale / Hall / Ingram Cemetery
- High Cemetery (African-American)
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Siloam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Barber Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Seastrunk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waters Bluff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pinkston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Britton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Alsup Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alsup Cemetery
- The Alsup Cemetery has also been known as:
- Friendship / Alsup Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2102 <2>
- Marsh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Cemetery
- The Marsh Cemetery has also been known as:
- Marsh / Wiggins Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (232 more) ...
- Gabriel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabriel Cemetery
- The Gabriel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Warren Chapel Cemetery
- Old Hopewell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- McDougle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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.<3>
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.
- Starrville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Starrville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starrville
- Winona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Browning
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Browning is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Big Sandy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wilkins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkins is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
- Gladewater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hawkins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tyler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kilgore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- West Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Mountain is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mountain
- Pritchett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pritchett is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchett
- Shady Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Overton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Swan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Swan is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
- Lindale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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 82 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 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. 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 like to start 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:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Smith County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- Gregg County
- Harrison County
- Henderson County
- Rusk County
- Upshur County
- Van Zandt County
- Wood 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |