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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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Middletown is located in Hyde County.

To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hyde County: Beaufort, Dare, Tyrrell & Washington.

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:

  • Hyde County     (The home county of Middletown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
    • Engelhard
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • White Plains
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • White Plains is located in Hyde County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
    • Last Chance
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Last Chance is located in Hyde County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Last Chance
    • Nebraska
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Nebraska is located in Hyde County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska
    • Lake Landing
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Lake Landing is located in Hyde County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Landing
    • Mount Pleasant
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Hyde County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Fairfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Swan Quarter
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Scranton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Scranton is located in Hyde County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
    • Ocracoke
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Germantown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Germantown is located in Hyde County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
    • Mount Olive
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Mount Olive is located in Hyde County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
    • Sladesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Sladesville is located in Hyde County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sladesville
  • Carteret County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
    • Portsmouth Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Portsmouth Village is located in Carteret County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth Village
    • Portsmouth
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Portsmouth is located in Carteret County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
  • Dare County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
    • Stumpy Point
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Stumpy Point is located in Dare County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumpy Point
    • Buffalo City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Buffalo City is located in Dare County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
    • Hatteras
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Frisco
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Avon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Salvo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Buxton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Tyrrell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
    • New Lands
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • New Lands is located in Tyrrell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lands
    • Alligator
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Alligator is located in Tyrrell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligator

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.

  • Fulford Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Soule Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Donald Farm Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Cahoon Family Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Shiloh Church Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • O'Neal Family Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Styron Family Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • British Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for British Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the British Cemetery is located in Ocracoke.
    • The British Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ocracoke British Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46935 <2>
  • Ocracoke Community Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Austin Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Austin Cemetery is located in Hatteras.
      • The Austin Cemetery has also been known as:
      • William Wallace Austin Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2380592 <2>
    • Gaskill Family Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Community Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Babb - Dixon Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Pettigrew Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

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 Middletown had a population of 210 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.

  • Engelhard
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Lake Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Lake Landing is located in Hyde County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Landing
  • Fairfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Swan Quarter
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Gum Neck
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Gum Neck is located in Tyrrell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Neck
  • Stumpy Point
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Stumpy Point is located in Dare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumpy Point
  • Scranton
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Scranton is located in Hyde County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
  • Ocracoke
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Hatteras
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Buffalo City
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Buffalo City is located in Dare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
  • Sladesville
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Sladesville is located in Hyde County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sladesville
  • Portsmouth
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Portsmouth is located in Carteret County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • East Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • East Lake is located in Dare County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lake
    • Leechville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Leechville is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechville
    • Avon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)

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 7 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 25 miles [40.2 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 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 Middletown:

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Middletown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.