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 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 Henry 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 Henry County: Delaware, Fayette, Hancock, Madison, Randolph, Rush & Wayne.
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:
- Henry County (The home county of Middletown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
- Sulphur Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Springport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cadiz
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cadiz is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Luray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Luray is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Mount Summit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kennard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kennard is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Foley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Foley is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
- New Castle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grant City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Grant City is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Greensboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Greensboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Messick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Messick is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messick
- Mooreland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mooreland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Blackford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
- Shamrock Lakes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Shamrock Lakes is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Millgrove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Hartford City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Renner ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Renner is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
- Daleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Progress
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Progress is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Oakville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Cowan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Yorktown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Andersonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Andersonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Muncie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Selma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gaston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Desoto
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Desoto is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto
- Eaton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
- Bentonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bentonville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Fairview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
- Matthews
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Matthews is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Fowlerton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fowlerton is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Fairmount
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rigdon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rigdon is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigdon
- Hackleman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hackleman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleman
- Upland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Gas City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Jonesboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
- Luxhaven
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Luxhaven is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxhaven
- Clarksville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Clarksville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Durbin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Durbin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Aroma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Aroma is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroma
- Olio
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Olio is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
- Strawtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Strawtown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawtown
- Omega
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Omega is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Bridgewater
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgewater is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Fishers
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Noblesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cicero
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Monterey Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Monterey Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Village
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
- Shirley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Shirley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 906 people
- Warrington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Warrington is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
- Wilkinson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Willow Branch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Branch is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Branch
- Eden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Colonial Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Charlottesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Charlottesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlottesville
- Fortville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Maxwell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Denny Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
- Mohawk
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Woodbury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbury is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Jay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
- Dunkirk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Redkey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kosciusko County
- Warsaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
- Chesterfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glyn Ellen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glyn Ellen is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glyn Ellen
- Markleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Country Club Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Country Club Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- North Anderson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Anderson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Anderson
- Woodlawn Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Western Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Western Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Village
- Prosperity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Prosperity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Edgewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Edgewood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,850 people
- River Forest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- River Forest is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Edgewood Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Edgewood Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Village
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
- Lawrence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Castleton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
- Windsor
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Windsor is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Losantville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Parker City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Modoc
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Farmland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomingport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bloomingport is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingport
- Rural
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rural is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Snow Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Snow Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Winchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Stone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stone is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Rush County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
- Carthage
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mays
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mays is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
- Raleigh
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Raleigh is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Henderson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Henderson is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Falmouth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Falmouth is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Arlington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gings
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gings is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gings
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
- Morristown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gwynneville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gwynneville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwynneville
- Fountaintown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fountaintown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaintown
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
- Hobbs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tipton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Windfall City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Windfall City is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
- Windfall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
- Franklin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Franklin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Hagerstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Economy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Economy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Dublin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dublin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
- Cambridge City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Auburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Auburn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- East Germantown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Germantown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Germantown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Milton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Milton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Greens Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pennville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pennville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Williamsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
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.
- Fattic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Painter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Keesling Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keesling Cemetery
- The Keesling Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ellison Cemetery
- New Keesling Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85582 <2>
- Mechanicsburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sharp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sharp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Capp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Keesling Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Saunders Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (334 more) ...
- Tabor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sunderland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bronnenberg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Middletown had a population of 851 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Middletown had a population of 2,250 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
- Mechanicsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mechanicsburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Honey Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Honey Creek is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Cross Roads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Roads is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Daleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chesterfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alliance
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Alliance is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Markleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Cadiz
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cadiz is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Springport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Anderson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oakville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cowan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Mount Summit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Luray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Luray is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
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 106 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 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. 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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Middletown:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Henry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blackford County
- Delaware County
- Fayette County
- Grant County
- Hamilton County
- Hancock County
- Jay County
- Kosciusko County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Randolph County
- Rush County
- Shelby County
- Tipton County
- Wayne 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> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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'. |