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 Shiawassee County.
To see how the shape of Michigan's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Shiawassee County: Clinton, Genesee, Gratiot, Ingham, Livingston & Saginaw.
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:
- Shiawassee County (The home county of Middletown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
- Corunna
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Owosso
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Smith Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Crossing is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Crossing
- Five Points
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Five Points is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Newburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newburg is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Vernon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Burton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Burton is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Bancroft
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Juddville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Juddville is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juddville
- Durand
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lennon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Morrice
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
- Ovid
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Elsie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shepardsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Shepardsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
- Duplain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Duplain is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplain
- Price
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Price is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Bath
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Saint Johns
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- East DeWitt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- East DeWitt is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East DeWitt
- Gunnisonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gunnisonville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnisonville
- Clinton Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton Village is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Village
- De Witt
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Rapids
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Maple Rapids is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Rapids
- Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
- Eaton County
- Waverly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Genesee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
- Duffield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Duffield is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffield
- Gaines
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brent Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brent Creek is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Creek
- Flushing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Swartz Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Montrose
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Argentine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Argentine is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
- Linden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bayport Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bayport Park is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayport Park
- Beecher
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Beecher is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher
- Flint
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lake Fenton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Fenton is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Fenton
- Clio
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gratiot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
- Bannister
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ashley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewood is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Sickles
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sickles is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sickles
- Pompeii
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Star
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Star is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star
- North Star has also been known as:
- Northstar
- Perrinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Perrinton is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Ingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
- Haslett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Williamston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Webberville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Meridian
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Meridian is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Okemos
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- East Lansing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- North Lansing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Lansing is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lansing
- Pollok ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pollok is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollok
- Pollok has also been known as:
- Pollock
- Lansing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Edgemont Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Edgemont Park is located in Ingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont Park
- Dansville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Holt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
- Cohoctah
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cohoctah is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohoctah
- Deer Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Creek is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Fowlerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Tyrone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tyrone is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Parshallville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Parshallville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parshallville
- Parkers Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Parkers Corners is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Corners
- Howell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hallers Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hallers Corners is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallers Corners
- Hartland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
- Newark
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Newark is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Five Points
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Holly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saginaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
- Oakley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Chapin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chapin is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- Chesaning
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Layton Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Layton Corners is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton Corners
- Fenmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fenmore is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenmore
- Luce ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Luce is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luce
- Brant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Saint Charles
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Burt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Taymouth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Taymouth is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taymouth
- Nelson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Nelson is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Garfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Garfield is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Birch Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
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.
- Pine Tree Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Shiawassee County Poor Farm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Maple River Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Carson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hawkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (283 more) ...
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Alton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Old Henderson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Middletown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Middletown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
- Corunna
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Owosso
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Kerby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kerby is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby
- Kerby has also been known as:
- Kerby Mine
- Bennington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bennington is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Vernon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsburg is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Henderson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Burton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Burton is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Bancroft
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Durand
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Easton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Easton is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Carland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carland is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carland
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Morrice
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lennon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oakley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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 122 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 30 miles [48.3 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 like to 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 Michigan
- Pages specific to Shiawassee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clinton County
- Eaton County
- Genesee County
- Gratiot County
- Ingham County
- Livingston County
- Oakland County
- Saginaw County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Michigan
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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'. |