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 Middlepoint (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 Middlepoint. 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.
Middlepoint is located in White County.
To see how the shape of Illinois' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of White County: Edwards, Gallatin, Hamilton, Saline, Wayne, Gibson (IN) & Posey (IN).
Below are the counties that are near Middlepoint. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Middlepoint:
- White County (The home county of Middlepoint)
- The following are listed by their distance from Middlepoint, with the one closest to Middlepoint listed first.
- Roland
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Roland is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Norris City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stokes
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stokes is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Herald
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Emma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Enfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Carmi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maunie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Springerton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Crossville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Phillipstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Phillipstown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Burnt Prairie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mill Shoals
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Edwards County
- Ellery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middlepoint, with the one closest to Middlepoint listed first.
- Akin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Thompsonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fitt's Hill ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fitt's Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitt's Hill
- Parrish
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Parrish is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Frisco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Frisco is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Taylor Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Hill
- Hanaford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hanaford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanaford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Smothersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Smothersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smothersville
- Gallatin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middlepoint, with the one closest to Middlepoint listed first.
- Omaha
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Elba
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Elba is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- New Haven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ridgway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Inman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Inman is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
- Equality
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lawler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lawler is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
- Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Shawneetown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bowlesville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bowlesville is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlesville
- Old Shawneetown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Old Shawneetown is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shawneetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middlepoint, with the one closest to Middlepoint listed first.
- Broughton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Walpole
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Walpole is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walpole
- McLeansboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bungay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bungay is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bungay
- Diamond City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Diamond City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
- Jefferson City ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Flint
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Flint is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Piopolis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Piopolis is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piopolis
- Macedonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Belle Prairie City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Prairie City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Prairie City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Lovilla
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lovilla is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovilla
- Dahlgren
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middlepoint, with the one closest to Middlepoint listed first.
- Karbers Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Saline Landing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Saline Landing is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline Landing
- Rock Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rock Creek is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Lamb
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lamb is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middlepoint, with the one closest to Middlepoint listed first.
- Herod
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Oak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oak is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
- Hartsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hartsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middlepoint, with the one closest to Middlepoint listed first.
- Texas City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Texas City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas City
- Saline City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saline City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Eldorado
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bud ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bud is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bud
- Cottage Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cottage Grove is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Raleigh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wasson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wasson is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasson
- Long Branch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Long Branch is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Muddy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cornerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cornerville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
- Gaskins City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Gaskins City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskins City
- Harrisburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Galatia
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middlepoint, with the one closest to Middlepoint listed first.
- Barnhill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Golden Gate
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Boyleston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Boyleston is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Fairfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middlepoint, with the one closest to Middlepoint listed first.
- Hartford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hartford is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Corinth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Corinth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Posey County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Middlepoint, with the one closest to Middlepoint listed first.
- Savah
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Savah is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savah
- Hovey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hovey is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hovey
- Mount Vernon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Solitude
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Solitude is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- New Harmony
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bufkin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bufkin is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufkin
- Springfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Springfield is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Oliver
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Oliver is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Caborn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Caborn is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caborn
- Griffin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Griffin is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Hepburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hepburn is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- Barrett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barrett is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Blairsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Blairsville is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Henderson County (KY)
- Smith Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Smith Mills is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Mills
- Union County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Middlepoint, with the one closest to Middlepoint listed first.
- Raleigh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Raleigh is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Uniontown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Uniontown is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Chapman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chapman is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Dekoven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dekoven is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dekoven
- Morganfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Flournoy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Flournoy is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flournoy
- Hitesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hitesville is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitesville
- Breckinridge Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Breckinridge Center is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckinridge Center
- Grangertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grangertown is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangertown
- Waverly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Middlepoint, see our County-by-County Page for Middlepoint.
Cemeteries Near Middlepoint ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Middlepoint.
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 Middlepoint - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Middlepoint covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Middlepoint, with the one closest to Middlepoint listed first.
- Old Village Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Palestine #2 Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Palestine #1 Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shaw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Plain View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ditney Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- IOOF Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Walter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (377 more) ...
- Adkin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Green Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Middlepoint in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Middlepoint.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Middlepoint, with the one closest to Middlepoint listed first.
- Roland
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Roland is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Omaha
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Norris City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gossett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gossett is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossett
- Iron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Iron is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron
- Cottonwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cottonwood is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Stokes
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stokes is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Texas City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Texas City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas City
- Herald
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Elba
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Elba is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Sacramento
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sacramento is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacramento
- Brownsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brownsville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Broughton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ridgway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- New Haven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Middlepoint. See our List of 1890's Communities around Middlepoint.
Newspapers Published in Middlepoint ...
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 103 newspapers that have been published in the area around Middlepoint.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Middlepoint, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Middlepoint.
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 Middlepoint:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to White County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Edwards County
- Franklin County
- Gallatin County
- Hamilton County
- Hardin County
- Pope County
- Saline County
- Wayne County
- Williamson County
- Posey County
- Henderson County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Illinois
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> | 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 Middlepoint, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Middlepoint) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |