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Welcome to West Middleton ...

West Middleton is located in Howard County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Middleton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1874.

A typical abbreviation for West Middleton: W. Middleton

West Middleton is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for West Middleton: 765

The ZIP code for West Middleton: 46995<3>

Communities Also Named West Middleton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named West Middleton - it's located in Wisconsin.

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

Communities near West Middleton ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Middleton ...

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

Adding West Middleton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Middleton post office opened in 1874.

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Middleton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Howard, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Middleton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as West Middleton). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether West Middleton or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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/