Midway in Wasatch County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Pioneer Cemetery

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 18, 2025

1. Pioneer Cemetery Marker

Inscription. One and one half miles northwest is Mound City Cemetery, the first burial place of this community, used from 1859 until 1869. The following people were buried there: Robert & Margaret Wright; Dr. John Gerber & Sarah Gerber; Julia Gerber Jacobs & baby; John Gerd Mohlman & infant son, John Mohlman Jr.; Orson, son of John & Clara Van Wagoner Sr.; Infant son of Mr. & Mrs. John Huber Sr.; Baby of Moroni & Malissa Blood; Roswell Blood sr.; Mary Jane Marsh; baby of James & Malissa Wilson; Anna & Elizabeth, twin daughters of Conrad & Elizabeth Abegglen: child of Ellen G. Thornton; children of Mr. & Mrs. Ulrich Abegglen, and Lon Swazy.

Erected 1957 by Daughters of Utah Pioneers. (Marker Number 244.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of Utah Pioneers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1859.

Location. 40° 31.585′ N, 111° 29.268′ W. Marker is in Midway, Utah, in Wasatch County. It is at the intersection of Lime Canyon Drive and Homestead Drive, in the median on Lime Canyon Drive. Touch for map.

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Marker is at or near this postal address: 682 W Augusta Drive, Midway UT 84049, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Wasatch Front

and in Greater Provo.

It is also in the American Mountain West

and in Colorado Plateau.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Midway Town Hall (approx. 1.2 miles away); Midway Fort (approx. 1.2 miles away); Midway Social Hall (approx. 1.3 miles away); Social Hall/Cannery Building (approx. 1.3 miles away); George Bonner, Jr. House (approx. 1.4 miles away); Lime Kiln (approx. 1½ miles away); Wasach County Memorial Hill Veterans Monument (approx. 1½ miles away); John Murray Murdoch & Ann Steele Home (approx. 3.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Midway.

Also see . . . Pioneer Cemetery. (Submitted on July 10, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 18, 2025

2. Pioneer Cemetery Marker

In center of median of Lime Canyon Drive.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 5, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 19, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. This page has been viewed 153 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 19, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.