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 Middleville (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 Middleville. 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.
Middleville is located in Barry 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 Barry County: Allegan, Calhoun, Eaton, Ionia, Kalamazoo & Kent.
Below are the counties that are near Middleville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Middleville:
- Barry County (The home county of Middleville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Middleville, with the one closest to Middleville listed first.
- Irving
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Irving is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Freeport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hastings
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cloverdale is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Prairieville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Prairieville is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Delton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cedar Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Creek is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Morgan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Morgan is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Woodland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Woodland is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Doster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Doster is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doster
- Dowling
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dowling is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
- Banfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Banfield is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banfield
- Allegan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middleville, with the one closest to Middleville listed first.
- Wayland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bradley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bradley is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Moline
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Moline is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
- Shelbyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dorr
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hilliards
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hilliards is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliards
- Hooper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hooper is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper
- Martin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Neeley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Neeley is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neeley
- Hopkins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Watson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Watson is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- New Salem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- New Salem is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middleville, with the one closest to Middleville listed first.
- Bedford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Level Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Level Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Park
- Oak Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Fort Custer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fort Custer is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Custer
- Former name for Fort Custer:
- Camp Custer
- Pennfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pennfield is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennfield
- Springfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Verona Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Verona Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona Park
- Eaton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middleville, with the one closest to Middleville listed first.
- Woodbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Woodbury is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Vermontville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sunfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Little Venice
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Little Venice is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Venice
- Carlisle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carlisle is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Chester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Chester is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Gresham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Gresham is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Mulliken
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Stalls Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Stalls Corner is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stalls Corner
- Bellevue
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ionia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middleville, with the one closest to Middleville listed first.
- Elmdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elmdale is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
- Campbell Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Campbell Corners is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Corners
- Clarksville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Odessa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Saranac
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Sebewa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Sebewa is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sebewa
- Smyrna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Ionia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Ionia is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ionia
- Ionia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Belding
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Orleans
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Orleans is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Portland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Kalamazoo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middleville, with the one closest to Middleville listed first.
- Highland Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Highland Park is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- South Gull Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- South Gull Lake is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gull Lake
- Richland
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Yorkville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Yorkville is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- East Cooper
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- East Cooper is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cooper
- Augusta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Alamo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alamo is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Parchment
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Eastwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Eastwood is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
- Comstock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Comstock is located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
- Galesburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Kalamazoo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middleville, with the one closest to Middleville listed first.
- Caledonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Alto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Corinth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Corinth is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Dutton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dutton is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Carlisle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Carlisle is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Cutlerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kentwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Byron Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Segwun
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Segwun is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Segwun
- North Dorr
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- North Dorr is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dorr
- Ada
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lowell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ottawa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middleville, with the one closest to Middleville listed first.
- Forest Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Forest Grove is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Jamestown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Jamestown is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jenison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Grove Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Forest Grove Station is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Station
- Hudsonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Drenthe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Drenthe is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenthe
- South Blendon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- South Blendon is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blendon
- Bauer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bauer is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
- Marne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Zeeland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Allendale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lamont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lamont is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
- Van Buren County
- Kendall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kendall is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Middleville, see our County-by-County Page for Middleville.
Cemeteries Near Middleville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Middleville.
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 Middleville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Middleville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Middleville, with the one closest to Middleville listed first.
- IOOF Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Parmalee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Coman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bowerman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Caledonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lakeside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Caledonia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1930517 <2>
- Rutland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ingraham Grave
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Irving Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (318 more) ...
- Barber Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St.s Cyril & Methodius' Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Middleville had a population of 678 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Middleville had a population of 3,510 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Middleville, with the one closest to Middleville listed first.
- Irving
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Irving is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Bowens Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bowens Mill is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens Mill
- Labarge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Labarge is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labarge
- Corning
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Corning is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Freeport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alaska
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Alaska is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Wayland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bradley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bradley is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Hastings
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dutton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dutton is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Whitneyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Whitneyville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitneyville
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Corinth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Corinth is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Moline
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Moline is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
- Shelbyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Middleville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Middleville.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Middleville ...
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 185 newspapers that have been published in the area around Middleville.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Middleville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Middleville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Middleville.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4> of Middleville.
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 helpful 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 Middleville:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Barry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegan County
- Calhoun County
- Eaton County
- Ionia County
- Kalamazoo County
- Kent County
- Ottawa County
- Van Buren 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 Middleville, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Middleville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |