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 Middleboro (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 Middleboro. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Middleboro is located in Wayne County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wayne County: Fayette, Henry, Randolph, Union, Darke (OH) & Preble (OH).
Below are the counties that are near Middleboro. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Middleboro:
- Wayne County (The home county of Middleboro)
- The following are listed by their distance from Middleboro, with the one closest to Middleboro listed first.
- Whitewater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Whitewater is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Chester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chester is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Spring Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Grove is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Richmond
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Webster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Webster is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Williamsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Centerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Boston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Greens Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Abington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Abington is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Economy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Economy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Pennville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pennville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Delaware County
- Selma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middleboro, with the one closest to Middleboro listed first.
- Springersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Springersville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springersville
- Bentonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bentonville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Connersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Everton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Everton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everton
- Nulltown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nulltown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nulltown
- Fairview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Alpine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alpine is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Franklin County
- Bath
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bath is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middleboro, with the one closest to Middleboro listed first.
- Millville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Millville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- New Lisbon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- New Lisbon is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lisbon
- Mooreland
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mooreland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Blountsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Blountsville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Corwin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Corwin is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
- Messick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Messick is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messick
- Straughn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lewisville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- New Castle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Foley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Foley is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
- Luray
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Luray is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Mount Summit
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middleboro, with the one closest to Middleboro listed first.
- Arba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Arba is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arba
- Spartanburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Spartanburg is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartanburg
- Bloomingport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomingport is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingport
- Lynn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Snow Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Snow Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Rural
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rural is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Modoc
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Haysville Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Haysville Corner is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville Corner
- Losantville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Winchester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Union City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Saratoga
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Farmland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rush County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middleboro, with the one closest to Middleboro listed first.
- Falmouth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Falmouth is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Glenwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Raleigh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Raleigh is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middleboro, with the one closest to Middleboro listed first.
- Yankee Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yankee Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Town
- Goodwins Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Goodwins Corner is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Corner
- Liberty
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Brownsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Brownsville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- West College Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Billingsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Billingsville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billingsville
- Contreras
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Contreras is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contreras
- Butler County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Middleboro, with the one closest to Middleboro listed first.
- Contreras
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Contreras is located in Butler County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contreras
- Somerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Astoria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Astoria is located in Butler County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
- Jacksonburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonburg is located in Butler County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Darke County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Middleboro, with the one closest to Middleboro listed first.
- Hollansburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hollansburg is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollansburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- New Madison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Castine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Castine is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Palestine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Savona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Savona is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savona
- Long
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Long is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
- Wayne Lakes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wayne Lakes is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Wayne Lakes has also been known as:
- Wayne Lakes Park
- Fort Jefferson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Jefferson is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Jefferson
- Nashville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Nashville is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Ithaca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ithaca is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Abbottsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Abbottsville is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsville
- Arcanum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coletown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Coletown is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coletown
- Miami County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Middleboro, with the one closest to Middleboro listed first.
- Potsdam
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Potsdam is located in Miami County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Laura
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Garland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Garland is located in Miami County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- West Milton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bradford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ludlow Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ludlow Falls is located in Miami County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Pleasant Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kessler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kessler is located in Miami County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler
- Covington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Covington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Covington is located in Miami County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covington
- Bloomer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomer is located in Miami County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Montgomery County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Middleboro, with the one closest to Middleboro listed first.
- Wengerlawn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Wengerlawn is located in Montgomery County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wengerlawn
- Pyrmont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pyrmont is located in Montgomery County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyrmont
- Arlington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Arlington is located in Montgomery County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Brookville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Phillipsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Phillipsburg is located in Montgomery County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
- Kreitzer Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kreitzer Corner is located in Montgomery County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreitzer Corner
- Airhill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Airhill is located in Montgomery County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airhill
- New Lebanon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clayton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Clayton is located in Montgomery County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,233 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <1>
- Farmersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Englewood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Union
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Union is located in Montgomery County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,909 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <1>
- Voyager Village West
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Voyager Village West is located in Montgomery County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voyager Village West
- Preble County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Middleboro, with the one closest to Middleboro listed first.
- New Paris
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eldorado
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Eldorado is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- New Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- West Manchester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Corvin ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Corvin is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corvin
- Eaton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Euphemia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Euphemia is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euphemia
- Lewisburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lake Lakengren
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Lakengren is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lakengren
- Verona
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- West Alexandria
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Camden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ingomar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ingomar is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Middleboro, see our County-by-County Page for Middleboro.
Cemeteries Near Middleboro ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Middleboro.
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 Middleboro - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Middleboro covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Middleboro, with the one closest to Middleboro listed first.
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Woodbury Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hoover Bulla Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- King Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Westville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Willow Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Garden Friends Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (400 more) ...
- Earlham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlham Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Earlham Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Richmond.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84887 <2>
- Wernle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Yankeetown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4>
While we didn't find Middleboro in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Middleboro.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Middleboro, with the one closest to Middleboro listed first.
- New Paris
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Whitewater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Whitewater is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Chester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chester is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Wiley ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wiley is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
- Richmond
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Westville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Westville is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Westville
- Bethel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bethel is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Fountain City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Webster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Webster is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Ebenezer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ebenezer is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Hollansburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hollansburg is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollansburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Arba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Arba is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arba
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Campbellstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Campbellstown is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellstown
- Eldorado
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Eldorado is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- New Madison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Middleboro. See our List of 1890's Communities around Middleboro.
Newspapers Published in Middleboro ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Middleboro.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Middleboro, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Middleboro.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites 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 Middleboro:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Delaware County
- Fayette County
- Franklin County
- Henry County
- Randolph County
- Rush County
- Union County
- Butler County
- Darke County
- Miami County
- Montgomery County
- Preble County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
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> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Middleboro) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Middleboro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |