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 Middletown (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 Middletown. 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 and doctors 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.
Middletown is located in Allen 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 Allen County: Adams, DeKalb, Huntington, Noble, Wells, Whitley, Defiance (OH), Paulding (OH) & Van Wert (OH).
Below are the counties that are near Middletown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Middletown:
- Allen County (The home county of Middletown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
- Hoagland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Yoder
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Anthony Wayne Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Monroeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Indian Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Village is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Zulu
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Zulu is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulu
- Fort Wayne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dixon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dixon is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Hacienda Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hacienda Village is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacienda Village
- Aboite
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Aboite is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aboite
- Edgerton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Edgerton is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Arcola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
- Magley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Magley is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magley
- Preble
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Decatur
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Honduras
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Honduras is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honduras
- Coppess Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Coppess Corner is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppess Corner
- Monroe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Berne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Linn Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Linn Grove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Grove
- Geneva
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Blackford County
- Montpelier
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
- New Era
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- New Era is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Spencerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Concord
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Saint Joe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Altona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Altona is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Garrett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Auburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Huntington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
- Roanoke
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Markle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bowerstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bowerstown is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerstown
- Plum Tree
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Plum Tree is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Tree
- Majenica
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Majenica is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majenica
- Goblesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Goblesville is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goblesville
- Huntington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Warren
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- River
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- River is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River
- Harlansburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Harlansburg is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Andrews
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bippus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bippus is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bippus
- Mount Etna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Etna is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Jay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
- Fiat
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fiat is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
- Bryant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jay City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jay City is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay City
- Trinity
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Trinity is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Bloomfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
- Laotto
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ege
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ege is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ege
- Avilla
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Green Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Green Center is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Center
- Wells County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
- Ossian
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tocsin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tocsin is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocsin
- Craigville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Craigville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
- Uniondale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zanesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- North Oaks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Oaks is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oaks
- Bluffton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vera Cruz
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Vera Cruz is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Travisville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Travisville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travisville
- Reiffsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Reiffsburg is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffsburg
- Liberty Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Center is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Greenville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Poneto
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Poneto is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poneto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Whitley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
- Dunfee
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Dunfee is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunfee
- Churubusco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Collins
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Collins is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Columbia City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Luther
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Luther is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Tri-Lakes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tri-Lakes is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri-Lakes
- Cresco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cresco is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresco
- Defiance County (OH)
- Hicksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mercer County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
- Rockford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Skeels Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Skeels Crossroads is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeels Crossroads
- Scudder
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Scudder is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scudder
- Tama
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tama is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tama
- Paulding County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
- McGill ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- McGill is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGill
- Batson ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Batson is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson
- Payne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Payne is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,132 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Payne <1>
- Tipton ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Tipton is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
- Worstville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Worstville is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worstville
- Antwerp
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Folmer ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Folmer is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folmer
- Haviland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Haviland is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haviland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Link ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Link is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link
- Dague ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dague is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dague
- Knoxdale ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Knoxdale is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxdale
- Latty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Latty is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
- Paulding
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Van Wert County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
- Dixon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dixon is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Convoy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wren
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wren is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wren <1>
- Willshire
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Glenmore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Glenmore is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Schumm
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Schumm is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schumm
- Abanaka
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Abanaka is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanaka
- Scott
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Van Wert
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ohio City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hoaglin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hoaglin is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoaglin
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Middletown, see our County-by-County Page for Middletown.
Cemeteries Near Middletown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Middletown.
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 Middletown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Middletown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- El Honan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Massilon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Shady Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Alpha Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Brown Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brown Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the south of Monroeville.
- The Brown Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brown Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84455 <3>
- Prairie Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (252 more) ...
- Decatur Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur Cemetery
- The Decatur Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greenwood Cemetery
- Maplewood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85219 <3>
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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 Middletown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Middletown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
- Poe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Poe is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- Hoagland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Williams
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maples
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maples is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
- Ossian
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Magley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Magley is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magley
- Preble
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Monmouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Monmouth is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
- Tocsin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tocsin is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocsin
- New Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Peterson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Peterson is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
- Monroeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Nine Mile
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Nine Mile is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Mile
- Kingsland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsland is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
- Curryville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Curryville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Middletown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Middletown.
Newspapers Published in Middletown ...
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 134 newspapers that have been published in the area around Middletown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Middletown, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Middletown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Middletown:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Allen County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Blackford County
- DeKalb County
- Huntington County
- Jay County
- Noble County
- Wells County
- Whitley County
- Defiance County
- Mercer County
- Paulding County
- Van Wert 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Middletown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Middletown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |