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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Middleton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Middleton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Middleton, please Contact Us.
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 Middleton (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 Middleton. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Middleton is historic, it would have been located within present day San Juan County.
To see how the shape of Colorado's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of San Juan County: Dolores, Hinsdale, La Plata, Montezuma, Ouray & San Miguel.
Below are the counties that are near Middleton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Middleton:
- San Juan County (The home county of Middleton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Middleton, with the one closest to Middleton listed first.
- Eureka ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Eureka is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Howardsville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Howardsville is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
- Animas Forks ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Animas Forks is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Animas Forks
- Silverton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chattanooga ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Chattanooga is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga
- Graysill ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Graysill is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysill
- Dolores County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middleton, with the one closest to Middleton listed first.
- Rico
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dunton ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dunton is located in Dolores County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunton
- Hinsdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middleton, with the one closest to Middleton listed first.
- Carson ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Carson is located in Hinsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Old Carson ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Old Carson is located in Hinsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Carson
- Capitol City ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Capitol City is located in Hinsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol City
- Lake City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- La Plata County
- Rockwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rockwood is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Ouray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middleton, with the one closest to Middleton listed first.
- Red Mountain ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Red Mountain is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mountain
- Ouray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dallas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dallas is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Loghill Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Loghill Village is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loghill Village
- San Miguel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middleton, with the one closest to Middleton listed first.
- Tomboy ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tomboy is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomboy
- Liberty Bell ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Bell is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Bell
- Pandora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pandora is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
- Telluride
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ophir
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- San Miguel ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- San Miguel is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguel
- Alta ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Alta is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Ames ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ames is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
- Mountain Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Keystone ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Keystone is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Ilium
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ilium is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilium
- Vance Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Vance Junction is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance Junction
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Middleton, see our County-by-County Page for Middleton.
Cemeteries Near Middleton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Middleton.
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 Middleton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Middleton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Middleton, with the one closest to Middleton listed first.
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Tree Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Tree Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Old Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dallas Park Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dallas Park Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rico Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 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.
While we didn't find Middleton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Middleton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Middleton, with the one closest to Middleton listed first.
- Howardsville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Howardsville is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
- Eureka ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Eureka is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Silverton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Animas Forks ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Animas Forks is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Animas Forks
- Ironton ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ironton is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
- Red Mountain ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Red Mountain is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mountain
- Chattanooga ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Chattanooga is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga
- Capitol City ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Capitol City is located in Hinsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol City
- Ouray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pandora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pandora is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
- Telluride
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ophir
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- San Miguel ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- San Miguel is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguel
- Ames ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ames is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
- Portland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Portland is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Middleton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Middleton.
Newspapers Published in Middleton ...
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 87 newspapers that have been published in the area around Middleton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Middleton, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Middleton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Middleton:
- Websites specific to Colorado
- Pages specific to San Juan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dolores County
- Hinsdale County
- La Plata County
- Ouray County
- San Miguel County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Colorado
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Middleton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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- Middleton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |