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 Middle Point (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 Middle Point. 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.
Name Variations for Middle Point ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Middle Point: Middle Pt.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Middle Point. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Middle Point.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 and doctors 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.
Middle Point is located in Van Wert County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Van Wert County: Adams (IN), Allen (IN), Allen, Auglaize, Mercer, Paulding & Putnam.
Below are the counties that are near Middle Point. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Middle Point:
- Van Wert County (The home county of Middle Point)
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Point, with the one closest to Middle Point listed first.
- Venedocia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Venedocia is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedocia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
- Hoaglin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hoaglin is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoaglin
- Converse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Converse is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Elgin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Elgin is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Van Wert
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Converse Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Converse Station is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse Station
- Ohio City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Scott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Monticello
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Monticello is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Abanaka
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Abanaka is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanaka
- Convoy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Glenmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Glenmore is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Point, with the one closest to Middle Point listed first.
- Landeck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Landeck is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landeck
- Delphos
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Southworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Southworth is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southworth
- Scotts Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Scotts Crossing is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Crossing
- Spencerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Conant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Conant is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
- Elida
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Elida is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
- Gomer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cairo
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- West Cairo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- West Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cairo
- Lima
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Shawnee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Shawnee is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Shawnee
- Estimated population in 2012: 3,643 people
- Auglaize County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Point, with the one closest to Middle Point listed first.
- Buckland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Buckland is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Saint Marys
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cridersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Moulton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Moulton is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- Pusheta Town ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pusheta Town is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pusheta Town
- Wapakoneta
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- New Knoxville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- New Knoxville is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
- Uniopolis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Uniopolis is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniopolis
- Estimated population in 2016: 220 people
- Fryburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fryburg is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryburg
- Saint Johns
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Johns is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- New Bremen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Waynesfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Waynesfield is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Defiance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Point, with the one closest to Middle Point listed first.
- Ayersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ayersville is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayersville
- Defiance
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sherwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Williamstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Williamstown is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Point, with the one closest to Middle Point listed first.
- Pleasant Bend
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Bend is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Bend
- New Bavaria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Bavaria is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bavaria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Point, with the one closest to Middle Point listed first.
- Mendon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mercer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mercer is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Rockford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tama
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tama is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tama
- Earley ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Earley is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earley
- Celina
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Scudder
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Scudder is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scudder
- Montezuma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Montezuma is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Skeels Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Skeels Crossroads is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeels Crossroads
- Wabash
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wabash is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Coldwater
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Chickasaw
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Paulding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Point, with the one closest to Middle Point listed first.
- Grover Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Grover Hill is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Mandale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mandale is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandale
- Murat ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Murat is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murat
- Former names for Murat:
- Hipp's Lock
- Timberville
- Haviland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Haviland is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haviland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Folmer ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Folmer is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folmer
- Dague ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dague is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dague
- Broughton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Broughton is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Hedges
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hedges is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedges
- Melrose
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Melrose is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Oakwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Oakwood is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Tipton ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tipton is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
- Fort Brown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fort Brown is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Brown
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Point, with the one closest to Middle Point listed first.
- Ottoville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Jennings
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Muntanna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Muntanna is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muntanna
- Rimer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rimer is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Jones City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jones City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones City
- Cloverdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cloverdale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Dupont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kalida
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hartsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hartsburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsburg
- Continental
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Columbus Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Kieferville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kieferville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kieferville
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Point, with the one closest to Middle Point listed first.
- Kettlersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Botkins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Adams County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Point, with the one closest to Middle Point listed first.
- Pleasant Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Decatur
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Monroe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Coppess Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Coppess Corner is located in Adams County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppess Corner
- Berne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Preble
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Allen County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Point, with the one closest to Middle Point listed first.
- Dixon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dixon is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Monroeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Edgerton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Edgerton is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Zulu
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Zulu is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulu
- Woodburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hoagland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jay County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Point, with the one closest to Middle Point listed first.
- Jay City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jay City is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay City
- Trinity
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Middle Point, see our County-by-County Page for Middle Point.
Cemeteries Near Middle Point ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Middle Point.
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 Middle Point - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Middle Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Middle Point, with the one closest to Middle Point listed first.
- King Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Horeb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Venedocia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Westside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Duncard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dunkard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard Cemetery
- The Dunkard Cemetery has also been known as:
- German Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #40600 <2>
- St. John Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hammons Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goodwin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (417 more) ...
- Wright Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- The St. Marys Cemetery has also been known as:
- Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43193 <2>
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 Middle Point had a population of 432 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Middle Point had a population of 557 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Middle Point, with the one closest to Middle Point listed first.
- Venedocia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Venedocia is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedocia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
- Landeck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Landeck is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landeck
- Delphos
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jonestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jonestown is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Hoaglin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hoaglin is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoaglin
- Wetsel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wetsel is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetsel
- Elgin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Elgin is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Converse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Converse is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Ottoville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Van Wert
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shasta ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shasta is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shasta
- Southworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Southworth is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southworth
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fort Jennings
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Scotts Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Scotts Crossing is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Crossing
- Douglas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Douglas is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Middle Point. See our List of 1890's Communities around Middle Point.
Newspapers Published in Middle Point ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Middle Point.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Middle Point, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Middle Point.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Middle Point:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Van Wert County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Auglaize County
- Defiance County
- Henry County
- Mercer County
- Paulding County
- Putnam County
- Shelby County
- Adams County
- Allen County
- Jay County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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 Middle Point, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Middle Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |