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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 Middleberg (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 Middleberg. 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 southeast 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 south.

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 south 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.

Middleberg is located in Grady County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Grady County: Caddo, Canadian, Cleveland, Comanche, Garvin, McClain & Stephens.

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

  • Grady County     (The home county of Middleberg)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Middleberg, with the one closest to Middleberg listed first.
    • Tabler
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Tabler is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabler
    • Bridge Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Bridge Creek is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
    • Amber
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Chickasha
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Tuttle
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Pocasset
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Alex
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Bradley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • East Ninnekah
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • East Ninnekah is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ninnekah
    • Ninnekah
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Norge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Norge is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
    • Minco
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Verden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Caddo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Middleberg, with the one closest to Middleberg listed first.
    • Cement
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cogar
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Cogar is located in Caddo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cogar
    • Anadarko
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Indian City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Indian City is located in Caddo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian City
    • Cyril
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Gracemont
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Canadian County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Middleberg, with the one closest to Middleberg listed first.
    • Mustang
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Union City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Powers
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Powers is located in Canadian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
    • Yukon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Yukon is located in Canadian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,793 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yukon <1>
  • Cleveland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Middleberg, with the one closest to Middleberg listed first.
    • Norman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Norman is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125,762 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norman <1>
    • Noble
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Noble is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,250 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noble <1>
    • Hall Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Hall Park is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Park
    • Slaughterville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Slaughterville is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughterville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,359 people
    • Moore
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Moore is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 63,102 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moore <1>
    • Lexington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Maguire
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Maguire is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maguire
    • Franklin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Franklin is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Little Axe
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Little Axe is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Axe
  • Garvin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Middleberg, with the one closest to Middleberg listed first.
    • Lindsay
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Erin Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Erin Springs is located in Garvin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Springs
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 87 people
    • Wallville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Wallville is located in Garvin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallville
    • Maysville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • McClain County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Middleberg, with the one closest to Middleberg listed first.
    • Blanchard
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dibble
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cole
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Cole is located in McClain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
    • Newcastle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Criner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Criner is located in McClain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Criner
    • Goldsby
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Washington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Payne
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Payne is located in McClain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
    • Purcell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Wayne
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Oklahoma County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Middleberg, with the one closest to Middleberg listed first.
    • Wheatland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Valley Brook
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Valley Brook is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Brook
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
    • Capitol Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Capitol Hill is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol Hill
    • Oklahoma City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodlawn Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Woodlawn Park is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
    • Del City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Smith Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Smith Village is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Bethany
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Warr Acres
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Midway Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Midway Village is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Village

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

Cemeteries Near Middleberg ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Middleberg.

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

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

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

  • Naples Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hale Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Blanchard Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Brushy Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Dibble Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Amber Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jerusalem Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Moncrief Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Tuttle.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #300002 <2>
  • Ireton Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Laflin Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (88 more) ...
    • Fair Lawn Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Pocasset Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairview Park Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)

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

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

  • Newcastle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Norman
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Norman is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 125,762 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norman <1>
  • Noble
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Noble is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,250 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noble <1>
  • Moore
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Moore is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 63,102 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moore <1>
  • Lexington
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Franklin
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Franklin is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Denver
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Denver is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
  • Oklahoma City
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Anadarko
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Middleberg ...

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 245 newspapers that have been published in the area around Middleberg.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Middleberg, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Middleberg.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Middleberg:

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 Middleberg, 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- Middleberg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.