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.
Name Variations for Middletown ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Middle Town.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Middletown. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Middletown.
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 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.
Middletown is located in Champaign 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 Champaign County: Clark, Logan, Madison, Miami, Shelby & Union.
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:
- Champaign County (The home county of Middletown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
- Mingo
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- North Lewisburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodstock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Woodstock is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Kingscreek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kingscreek is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingscreek
- Mutual
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mutual is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Mechanicsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Urbana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Powhattan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Powhattan is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
- Westville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Westville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Millerstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Millerstown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Saint Paris
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Carysville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Carysville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysville
- Christiansburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Auglaize County
- Santa Fe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Santa Fe is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
- Catawba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Catawba is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- New Moorefield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- New Moorefield is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moorefield
- Northridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Northridge is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Owl Town ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Owl Town is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Town
- Tremont City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Village
- Villa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Villa is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- South Vienna
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Eagle City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
- Greenlawn Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Greenlawn Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Village
- Lawrenceville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrenceville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Dialton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dialton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialton
- Springfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
- Ostrander
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lybrand ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lybrand is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lybrand
- Edinburg ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Edinburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Edinburg has also been known as:
- Fairview
- Gabriel Corners ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Gabriel Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabriel Corners
- Brindle Corner ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Brindle Corner is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindle Corner
- Hills Grove ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hills Grove is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Grove
- Loveless Corners ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Loveless Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveless Corners
- Mill Creek ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mill Creek is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Bellepoint
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bellepoint is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellepoint
- Bellepoint has also been known as:
- Belle Poine
- Bell Point
- Cutlers Corners ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cutlers Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutlers Corners
- Boke's Creek Settlement ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Boke's Creek Settlement is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boke's Creek Settlement
- Boke's Creek Settlement has also been known as:
- Boke's Creek
- Klondike ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Klondike is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Kerr Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kerr Corner is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr Corner
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
- Lamb Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lamb Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Corners
- Amlin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Amlin is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amlin
- Dublin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sandy Corners ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sandy Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Corners
- Hilliard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Darby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Darby is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Darby
- Mudsock ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mudsock is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsock
- Alton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Darby Park ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Darby Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby Park
- Galloway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- New Rome
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Rome is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rome
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
- Clifton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Yellow Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
- Ridgeway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ridgeway is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Mount Victory
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Roundhead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jumbo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jumbo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Pfeiffer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pfeiffer is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
- Middleburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Hi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Valley Hi is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Zanesfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Iron City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Iron City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Bellefontaine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Mansfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- West Mansfield is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Marl City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Marl City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marl City
- De Graff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rushsylvania
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Huntsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Logansville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Logansville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansville
- Quincy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
- Chuckery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chuckery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckery
- Plumwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Plumwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumwood
- Choctaw Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Choctaw Lake is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Lake
- Deer Creek Village ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Creek Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Village
- Plain City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Summerford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Summerford is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerford
- Gillivan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gillivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillivan
- Amity
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Amity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- London
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- West Jefferson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
- Chrisman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chrisman is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
- La Rue
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- La Rue is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- Prospect
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newmans
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newmans is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
- Conover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Conover is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Lena
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lena is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Alcony
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alcony is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcony
- Fletcher
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fletcher is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
- Casstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
- Maplewood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Maplewood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Pasco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pasco is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasco
- Port Jefferson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jackson Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sidney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Montra
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Montra is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montra
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
- Milford Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Raymond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Unionville Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Unionville Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- New Dover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- New Dover is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover
- Summersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Summersville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Pharisburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pharisburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharisburg
- New California
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- New California is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
- Magnetic Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Magnetic Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnetic Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Jerome
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jerome is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Richwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
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.
- Mead Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cable Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Corbet Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Beltz Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jenkins Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Black Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Butcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Cemetery
- The Butcher Cemetery has also been known as:
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Graham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sodom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (470 more) ...
- Woodstock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Quaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<2>
While we didn't find Middletown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Middletown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
- Cable
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cable is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
- Mingo
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Brush Lake ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brush Lake is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Lake
- Fountain Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Park is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Park
- North Lewisburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kennard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kennard is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Hagenbaugh ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hagenbaugh is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagenbaugh
- Woodstock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Woodstock is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Kingscreek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kingscreek is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingscreek
- Mutual
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mutual is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Mechanicsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Irwin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Irwin is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pottersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pottersburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersburg
- West Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lippincott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lippincott is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lippincott
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 138 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 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. 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 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 Middletown:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Champaign County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Auglaize County
- Clark County
- Delaware County
- Franklin County
- Greene County
- Hardin County
- Logan County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Miami County
- Shelby County
- Union 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> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Middletown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |