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Welcome to Middleton ...

Middleton is located in Clarke County<1>.


The location of Middleton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Middleton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

Middleton is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Middleton: (601) & (769)<4>

Communities Also Named Middleton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 36 communities that are also named Middleton - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, Nova Scotia (3), Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Oregon, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia (3) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Middleton ...

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

  • Meridian
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Quitman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quitman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
    • Quitman is located in Clarke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,041 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quitman <5>
  • Marion
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Marion is located in Lauderdale County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,482 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <5>
  • Stonewall
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
    • Stonewall is located in Clarke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
  • Lisman
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
    • Lisman is located in Choctaw County (AL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
  • Enterprise
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
    • Enterprise is located in Clarke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enterprise <5>
  • Pachuta
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pachuta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pachuta
    • Pachuta is located in Clarke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
  • Increase
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Increase
    • Increase is located in Lauderdale County
    • Increase has also been known as:
    • Causeyville
  • Vimville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vimville
    • Vimville is located in Lauderdale County
  • Whynot
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whynot
    • Whynot is located in Lauderdale County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Middleton ...

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

Adding Middleton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Middleton 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 Middleton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Middleton post office opened in 1896.

We also found Middleton on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Middleton.

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

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Clarke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Middleton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (769) is an overlay for area code (601).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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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