Welcome to Middletown ...

Middletown is located in Wilson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Middletown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

Middletown is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Middletown lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Middletown: 620

Communities Also Named Middletown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kansas communities named Middletown: This one is located in Wilson County and the other is located in Franklin County.

Beyond Kansas, there are 44 communities that are also named Middletown - they are located in British Columbia, California (2), Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Indiana (4), Iowa, Kentucky (3), Maine, Maryland (3), Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey (3), New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio (3), Pennsylvania (7), Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Middletown ...

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

• Fredonia
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredonia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
  • Fredonia is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredonia <4>
• Yates Center
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yates Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Center
  • Yates Center is located in Woodson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yates Center <4>
• Altoona
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
  • Altoona is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Altoona
  • From Middletown to Altoona
• Toronto
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toronto have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
  • Toronto is located in Woodson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toronto <4>
• Buffalo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Buffalo is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Buffalo
  • From Middletown to Buffalo
• Fall River
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fall River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
  • Fall River is located in Greenwood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fall River <4>
• Benedict
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benedict
  • Benedict is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benedict <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Benedict
  • From Middletown to Benedict
• New Albany
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
  • New Albany is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to New Albany
  • From Middletown to New Albany
• Coyville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyville
  • Coyville is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Coyville
  • From Middletown to Coyville
• Roper
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
  • Roper is located in Wilson County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Roper
  • From Middletown to Roper

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Middletown ...

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

Adding Middletown to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Middletown post office opened in 1873.

We also found Middletown in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Middletown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Middletown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/