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.
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 and 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.
Middletown is located in Crawford 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 Crawford County: Huron, Marion, Morrow, Richland, Seneca & Wyandot.
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:
- Crawford County (The home county of Middletown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
- Leesville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Leesville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Crestline
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Galion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- North Robinson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- North Robinson is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Robinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Tiro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bucyrus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- New Washington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- North Auburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- North Auburn is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
- Broken Sword
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Broken Sword is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Sword
- Broken Sword has also been known as:
- Bloody Corners
- Porterville
- Wingarts Corners
- Wingert Corners
- Wingerts Corners
- Chatfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chatfield is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Oceola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Oceola is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceola
- Lemert
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lemert is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemert
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
- Mifflin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mifflin is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Ashland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bailey Lakes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Lakes is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Savannah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Perrysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hayesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hayesville is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Ruggles
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ruggles is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles
- McKay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- McKay is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay
- Loudonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Nova
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
- Ashley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Norton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Norton is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Windsor Corners ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Windsor Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Corners
- Peerless ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Peerless is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
- Peerless has also been known as:
- Peerless Station
- East Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- East Liberty is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Liberty
- Leonardsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Leonardsburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardsburg
- Leonardsburg has also been known as:
- Eden Station
- Inskeep Corners ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Inskeep Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inskeep Corners
- Robertsburg ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Robertsburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsburg
- Troyton ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Troyton is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troyton
- Huron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
- Celeryville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Celeryville is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celeryville
- New Haven
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- New Haven is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- Coble Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Coble Village is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coble Village
- Willard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Delphi
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Delphi is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
- Greenwich
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Steuben
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Steuben is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- North Fairfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- North Fairfield is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fairfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Fitchville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fitchville is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchville
- Peru
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Peru is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- New London
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Olena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Olena is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
- Batemantown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Batemantown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batemantown
- Palmyra
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Palmyra is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Lucerne ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lucerne is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Dorema
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dorema is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorema
- Fredericktown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Liberty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Liberty is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Green Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Valley is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Nunda
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nunda is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunda
- Mount Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Liberty is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Amity
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Amity is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Jelloway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jelloway is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jelloway
- Mount Vernon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
- Martel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Martel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martel
- Caledonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Logan ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Logan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Marion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Morral
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Morral is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
- Ruth
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ruth is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Waldo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Camp
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Green Camp is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Camp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Gurley ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gurley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Newmans
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newmans is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- New Bloomington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Bloomington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bloomington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Prospect
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
- Blooming Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blooming Grove is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- Iberia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Iberia is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
- West Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- West Point is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Edison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Gilead
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cardington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Chesterville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fulton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Shawtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shawtown is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Marengo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Westfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Westfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Sparta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
- Bethlehem
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Vernon Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon Junction is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Junction
- Maybee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Maybee is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybee
- Ontario
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Shelby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Alta is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Lexington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Forest ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Forest is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Hanley Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hanley Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Village
- Mansfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ganges
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ganges is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganges
- Plymouth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Plymouth is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
- Carrothers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carrothers is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrothers
- Caroline
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Caroline is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline
- Attica
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Attica Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Attica Junction is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica Junction
- Bloomville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Melmore
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Melmore is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melmore
- Omar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Omar is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
- Scipio
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Scipio is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Republic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Lodi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- West Lodi is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lodi
- McCutchenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wyandot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
- Nevada
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wyandot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wyandot is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandot
- Duenquat
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Duenquat is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duenquat
- Belle Vernon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Vernon is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Vernon
- Sycamore
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sycamore is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 811 people
- Harpster
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mexico
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mexico is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Upper Sandusky
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Upper Sandusky is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sandusky
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,436 people
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.
- Middletown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Windfall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Leesville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Crawford County Memory Garden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pletcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Biddle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Line Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
- The Greenlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Green Lawn Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dapper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (530 more) ...
- German Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Zoar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Autin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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 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.
- Leesville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Leesville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Galion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Crestline
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- North Robinson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- North Robinson is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Robinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Biddle ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Biddle is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddle
- Bethlehem
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- New Winchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Winchester is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Winchester
- Iberia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Iberia is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
- Saint James
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Saint James is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
- Vernon Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon Junction is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Junction
- Sulphur Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Martel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Martel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martel
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Steam Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Steam Corners is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam Corners
- Ontario
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Toledo Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Toledo Junction is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo Junction
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 44 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 21 miles [33.8 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 first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Crawford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Delaware County
- Huron County
- Knox County
- Marion County
- Morrow County
- Richland County
- Seneca County
- Wyandot 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 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' (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- Middletown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |