Welcome to Middletown ...
Although we found mention of Middletown during our research, we have little information about it.<1> We believe that Middletown had a post office at one time. We have done a cursory search and haven't been able to find any evidence that the community still exists..
We've added Middletown to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Middletown, please Contact Us.
We aren't confident of the location of Middletown, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Middletown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1873.
Middletown is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Middletown might be (or was) located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
We believe that Middletown would be found within the (620) area code.
Communities Also Named Middletown ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kansas communities named Middletown: This one is located in Wilson County and the other is located in Franklin County.
Beyond Kansas, there are 44 communities that are also named Middletown - they are located in British Columbia, California (2), Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Indiana (4), Iowa, Kentucky (3), Maine, Maryland (3), Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey (3), New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio (3), Pennsylvania (7), Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia (2) and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Middletown.
Communities near Middletown ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Middletown.
- Fredonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredonia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Fredonia is located in Wilson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,182 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredonia <5>
- Yates Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yates Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Center
- Yates Center is located in Woodson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yates Center <5>
- Altoona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Altoona is located in Wilson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Toronto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toronto have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
- Toronto is located in Woodson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toronto <5>
- Buffalo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Fall River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fall River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Fall River is located in Greenwood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fall River <5>
- Benedict
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benedict
- Benedict is located in Wilson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benedict <5>
- New Albany
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
- New Albany is located in Wilson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Coyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyville
- Coyville is located in Wilson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Roper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Roper is located in Wilson County
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Middletown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Middletown.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Middletown. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Middletown.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Middletown. See our Newspapers Page for Middletown.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Middletown ...
Looking for more information about Middletown? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Middletown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Middletown.
Adding Middletown to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Middletown in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Middletown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Middletown post office opened in 1873.
We also found Middletown in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Middletown.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went south past Middletown and then turned west". While Middletown could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Middletown as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Miller Creek to see Pete ... Miller Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Middletown could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Middletown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |