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 Middleton (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 Middleton. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Middleton is located in Simpson County.
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Simpson County: Allen, Logan, Warren, Robertson (TN) & Sumner (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Middleton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Middleton:
- Simpson County (The home county of Middleton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Middleton, with the one closest to Middleton listed first.
- Prices Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Prices Mill is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Mill
- Neosheo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Neosheo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosheo
- Franklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Salmons
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Salmons is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmons
- Black Jack
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Black Jack is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Gold City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Gold City is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold City
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middleton, with the one closest to Middleton listed first.
- Mount Aerial
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mount Aerial is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aerial
- Pope
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pope is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Trammel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Trammel is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammel
- Halfway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Halfway is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Red Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Red Hill is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Adolphus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Halifax
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Halifax is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Petroleum
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Petroleum is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Scottsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Yesse
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Yesse is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yesse
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middleton, with the one closest to Middleton listed first.
- Richelieu
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Richelieu is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richelieu
- Quality
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Quality is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quality
- Harreldsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Harreldsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harreldsville
- Silver City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Silver City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Huntsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Huntsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Dunbar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dunbar is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Woodbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Woodbury is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middleton, with the one closest to Middleton listed first.
- Schochoh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Schochoh is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schochoh
- Auburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Adairville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Russellville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cave Spring is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Ferguson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ferguson is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Olmstead
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Olmstead is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmstead
- Keysburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Keysburg is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysburg
- Gordonsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Gordonsville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Lost City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lost City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- Justice
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Justice is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
- Lewisburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Muhlenberg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middleton, with the one closest to Middleton listed first.
- Dunmor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rosewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rosewood is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Todd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middleton, with the one closest to Middleton listed first.
- Allensville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Allensville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 157 people
- Sharon Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon Grove is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Grove
- Hadensville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hadensville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadensville
- Elkton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Anderson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Anderson is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Guthrie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Clifty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clifty is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Allegre
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Allegre is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegre
- Trenton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middleton, with the one closest to Middleton listed first.
- Woodburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woodburn is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Rockfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rockfield is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Drake
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Drake is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Springhill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Springhill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Bowling Green
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bowling Green is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70,631 people
- Former names for Bowling Green:
- Bolin Green
- McFadden's Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <1>
- Alvaton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hadley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Rockland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rockland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Plum Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Plum Springs is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Gotts
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gotts is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotts
- Richardsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Richardsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsville
- Claypool
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Claypool is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
- Anna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Anna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Cheatham County (TN)
- Pleasant View
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Davidson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Middleton, with the one closest to Middleton listed first.
- Ridgetop
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ridgetop is located in Davidson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
- Addie ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Addie is located in Davidson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
- Estimated population in 2014: 650 people
- Ridgepost ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ridgepost is located in Davidson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgepost
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,732 people
- Joelton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Montgomery County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Middleton, with the one closest to Middleton listed first.
- Port Royal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Port Royal is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Woodford ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodford is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Robertson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Middleton, with the one closest to Middleton listed first.
- Orlinda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Black Jack
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Black Jack is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Mitchell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Estimated population in 2014: 198 people
- Cross Plains
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Barren Plain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Barren Plain is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barren Plain
- Mulloy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mulloy is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulloy
- Calistia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Calistia is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistia
- Jernigan Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jernigan Town is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan Town
- Oakland
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Springfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- White House
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cedar Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Adams
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Adams is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <1>
- Sumner County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Middleton, with the one closest to Middleton listed first.
- Mitchellville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchellville is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Portland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Deal
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- New Deal is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Deal
- Population from the 2010 Census: 368 people
- Sengtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sengtown is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sengtown
- Walnut Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Fountain Head
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Head is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Head
- Hall Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hall Town is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,202 people
- Johnsons Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsons Crossroads is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Crossroads
- Corinth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Corinth is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Fairfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fairfield is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Cottontown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- South Tunnel
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- South Tunnel is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunnel
- Millersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Middleton, see our County-by-County Page for Middleton.
Cemeteries Near Middleton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Middleton.
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 Middleton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Middleton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Middleton, with the one closest to Middleton listed first.
- Ballance Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Run Methodist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Red River Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Spring Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hummer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Trimble Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Traughber Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bibbs Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pearson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Campbell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (682 more) ...
- Doss Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Farthing Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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>
While we didn't find Middleton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Middleton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Middleton, with the one closest to Middleton listed first.
- Schochoh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Schochoh is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schochoh
- Prices Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Prices Mill is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Mill
- Dennis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dennis is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Auburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oakville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oakville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Adairville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- South Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Orlinda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Russellville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Handleyton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Handleyton is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handleyton
- Mitchell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Estimated population in 2014: 198 people
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Black Jack
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Black Jack is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Woodburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woodburn is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Cave Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cave Spring is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Middleton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Middleton.
Newspapers Published in Middleton ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Middleton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Middleton, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Middleton.
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 Middleton:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Simpson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Butler County
- Logan County
- Muhlenberg County
- Todd County
- Warren County
- Cheatham County
- Davidson County
- Montgomery County
- Robertson County
- Sumner County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
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 Middleton, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Middleton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |