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Welcome to Middleton ...

Middleton is located in Elbert County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Middleton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

Middleton is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Middleton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Middleton: 706 & 762<3>

Communities Also Named Middleton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 36 communities that are also named Middleton - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, Nova Scotia (3), Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Oregon, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia (3) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Middleton.

Communities near Middleton ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Middleton.

  • Hartwell
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Elberton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Calhoun Falls
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Edinburg ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Edinburg is located in Elbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,396 people
  • Iva
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Iva is located in Anderson County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iva
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iva <4>
  • Hesters Ferry
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hesters Ferry is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesters Ferry
    • Estimated population in 2019: 911 people
  • Bowman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bowman Ferry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Bowman Ferry is located in Elbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Ferry
    • Estimated population in 2019: 808 people
  • Dewy Rose
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Tignall
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)

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 Middleton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Middleton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Middleton. 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 Middleton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Middleton. See our Newspapers Page for Middleton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Middleton ...

Looking for more information about Middleton? 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 Middleton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Middleton.

Adding Middleton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Middleton 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 (so far) for Middleton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Middleton post office opened in 1891. The Middleton post office closed in 1966.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Middleton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Elbert, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Middleton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 706 code has been Overlayed with the 762 area code. New phone numbers in the Middleton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 706 or 762. As a result, placing a call in the Middleton area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/