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Do you know of Middle Point ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Middle Point. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Middle Point.<1>

Our sources for Middle Point (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Middle Point other than they indicate that Middle Point would be found somewhere in Frederick County, Maryland.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1890 and closed  in 1901.

Communities Also Named Middle Point ...

We found two communities that share the name Middle Point.

Within Maryland, the name Middle Point is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ohio
      • Van Wert County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Middle Point [Van Wert County].
    • West Virginia
      • Doddridge County
      • Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Middle Point [Doddridge County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Middle Point ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Middle Point:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Middle Point - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

The FIPS database contains an entry for Middle Point.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 24/52275   (Place Name: Middle Point)

County: Frederick     (FIPS State/County: 24/021)

Class: X3

More Orphans in  Frederick County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Frederick County.

AmbroseHopeland
Araby 
 Lake Linganore
BallenceLantz
BallengerLawyer Heights
BarryLewis
Bonnie KnobLiberty
Briarcrest HeightsLibetytown
Brook HillLicksville
BuckeyestownLinganore - Bartonsville
 Loyer
Canada Hill 
Cascade - HighfieldMapleville
Catoctin Mountain ParkMcAleer
CatoctinMount Saint Mary's
CullenMount Zion
  
DamscusPearl
DellaPlummerville
Doub 
 Rocky Acres
Eyler 
 Saint Mark'
FountaindaleSugar Loaf
FranklinvilleSunset Hills
Fredericktown 
 Utica Mills
Good Hope 
 Weldon
HauversWest Falls
High KnobWeverton
High Meadows 

Footnotes ...

<1>This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.
<2>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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