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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 Middleport (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 Middleport. 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.

Middleport is located in Madison County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Madison County: Chenango, Cortland, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego & Otsego.

Below are the counties that are near Middleport. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Middleport:

  • Madison County     (The home county of Middleport)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Middleport, with the one closest to Middleport listed first.
    • Randallsville
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Randallsville is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randallsville
    • Hamilton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Hamilton Center
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Hamilton Center is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Center
    • Earlville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • East Hamilton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • East Hamilton is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hamilton
    • Pecksport
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Pecksport is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecksport
    • South Hamilton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • South Hamilton is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hamilton
    • Bouckville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Pine Woods
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Pine Woods is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Woods
    • West Eaton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • West Eaton is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Eaton
    • Madison
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Morrisville Station
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Morrisville Station is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville Station
  • Chenango County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Middleport, with the one closest to Middleport listed first.
    • Smyrna
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Sherburne
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Otselic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Otselic is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic
    • Beaver Meadow
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Beaver Meadow is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Meadow
    • Otselic Center
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Otselic Center is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic Center
    • Button City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Button City is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Button City
    • North Norwich
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • North Norwich is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norwich
    • Plymouth
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Columbus
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Columbus is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
    • Kirk
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Kirk is located in Chenango County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
    • South Otselic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • New Berlin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cortland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Middleport, with the one closest to Middleport listed first.
    • Crains Mills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Crains Mills is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crains Mills
    • Truxton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Solon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Solon is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
    • Cummings Crossing
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Cummings Crossing is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Crossing
    • East Homer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • East Homer is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Homer
    • Slab City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Slab City is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
    • McGraw
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • East River
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • East River is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
    • Preble
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Herkimer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Middleport, with the one closest to Middleport listed first.
    • West Winfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Chepachet
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Chepachet is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
    • Norwich Corners
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Norwich Corners is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich Corners
    • Cedarville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Cedarville is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
    • Millers Mills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Millers Mills is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Mills
    • South Columbia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • South Columbia is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Columbia
    • Corrado Corners
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Corrado Corners is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrado Corners
    • Cullen
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Cullen is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
    • Frankfort
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Ilion
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Ilion is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilion
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,616 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ilion <1>
  • Oneida County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Middleport, with the one closest to Middleport listed first.
    • Stockwell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Stockwell is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockwell
    • Oriskany Falls
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sangerfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Augusta
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Augusta is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
    • Waterville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bridgewater
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Cassville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • North Bridgewater
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • North Bridgewater is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bridgewater
    • Pine Village Estates
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Pine Village Estates is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village Estates
    • Sherrill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Vernon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Paris
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Paris is located in Oneida County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Onondaga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Middleport, with the one closest to Middleport listed first.
    • Delphi Falls
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Pompey Center
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Pompey Center is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompey Center
    • Fabius
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Eagle Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Eagle Village is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
    • Watervale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Watervale is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervale
    • Berwyn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Berwyn is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
    • Log City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Log City is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log City
    • Pompey
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Manlius
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Mycenae
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Mycenae is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mycenae
    • Apulia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Apulia is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apulia
    • Fayetteville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Middleport, with the one closest to Middleport listed first.
    • South Edmeston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • South Edmeston is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Edmeston
    • Edmeston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Pittsfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Pittsfield is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
    • Burlington Flats
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Plainfield Center
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Plainfield Center is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Center
    • West Burlington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Garrattsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Morris
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Patent
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Patent is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patent
    • Welcome
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Welcome is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
    • Snowdon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Snowdon is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowdon
    • Gilbertsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Middleport, see our County-by-County Page for Middleport.

Cemeteries Near Middleport ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Middleport.

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 Middleport - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Middleport covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Middleport, with the one closest to Middleport listed first.

  • Colgate Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Shapley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Earlville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Poolville Rural Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hamilton Center Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Madison Street Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Willcox Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willcox Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Willcox Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located
    • The Willcox Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Wilcok Cemetery
    • Wilcox Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66738 <2>
  • Eaton Village Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lebanon Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Graham Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (470 more) ...

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 Middleport in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Middleport.

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

  • Randallsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Randallsville is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randallsville
  • Poolville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Poolville is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poolville
  • Hamilton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Earlville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • East Hamilton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • East Hamilton is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hamilton
  • Eaton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pecksport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Pecksport is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecksport
  • Lebanon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Lebanon is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • South Hamilton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • South Hamilton is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hamilton
  • Hubbardsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Bouckville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • West Eaton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • West Eaton is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Eaton
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Pine Woods
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Pine Woods is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Woods
    • Smyrna
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Morrisville Station
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Morrisville Station is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville Station

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Middleport. See our List of 1890's Communities around Middleport.

Newspapers Published in Middleport ...

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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Middleport.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Middleport, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Middleport.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Middleport:

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 Middleport, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Middleport) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.