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.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Middletown is located in Luzerne County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Luzerne County: Carbon, Columbia, Lackawanna, Monroe, Schuylkill, Sullivan & Wyoming.
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:
- Luzerne County (The home county of Middletown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
- Ebervale
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ebervale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebervale
- Jeddo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jeddo is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Harleigh
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hazleton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- West Hazleton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eckley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
- Eckley has also been known as:
- Eckley Miners Village
- Freeland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Highlands
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Highlands is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlands
- Harwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Harwood is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Conyngham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sybertsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tomhicken
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tomhicken is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomhicken
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
- Quaker City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Quaker City is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
- Stony Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Stony Run is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Run
- Ededburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ededburg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ededburg
- Grimville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Grimville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimville
- Krumsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Krumsville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumsville
- Lenhartsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hamburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Windsor Castle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Windsor Castle is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Castle
- Berne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Berne is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
- Eagle Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Eagle Point is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
- Coxes Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Coxes Village is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxes Village
- Coxes Village has also been known as:
- Cross Village
- Beaver Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tresckow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tresckow is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
- Weatherly
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hudsondale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hudsondale is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsondale
- Penn Haven Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Penn Haven Junction is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Haven Junction
- Lansford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Nesquehoning
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Summit Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leslie Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Leslie Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie Run
- Mud Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mud Run is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Jim Thorpe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jim Thorpe is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Thorpe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,650 people
- Former names for Jim Thorpe:
- East Mauch Chunk
- Mauch Chunk
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jim Thorpe <1>
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
- Berwick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Foundryville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Foundryville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
- Hetlerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hetlerville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetlerville
- Briar Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Briar Creek is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
- Mifflinville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Shumans
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Shumans is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumans
- Lime Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lime Ridge is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
- Jonestown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jonestown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Mainville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mainville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainville
- Aristes
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Aristes is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristes
- Centralia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Almedia
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Almedia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almedia
- Lackawanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
- Lawrenceville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lawrenceville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Belian Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Belian Village is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belian Village
- Spring Brook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Brook is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Brook
- Moosic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Old Forge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Yostville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yostville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yostville
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
- Jacksonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Jacksonville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Custer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Custer is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Emerald
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Emerald is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Lochland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lochland is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochland
- Slatedale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Slatedale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatedale
- Slatington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Friedens
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Friedens is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens
- Newside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Newside is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newside
- Stines Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Stines Corner is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stines Corner
- Rising Sun
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rising Sun is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Rockdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rockdale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Schnecksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Schnecksville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnecksville
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
- Kresgeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Locust Lakes Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Lakes Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Lakes Village
- Long Pond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Gilbert
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pocono Pines
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Brodheadsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- McMichael
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- McMichael is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMichael
- Rossland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rossland is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland
- Appenzell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Appenzell is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appenzell
- Pocono Summit
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Pocono
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tobyhanna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
- Berlinsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Berlinsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinsville
- Danielsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lockport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lockport is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
- Walnutport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cherryville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Arndts
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Arndts is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arndts
- Kreidersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kreidersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreidersville
- Northampton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Howertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Howertown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howertown
- Howertown has also been known as:
- Hauertown
- Howardtown
- Howartown
- Howeton
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
- Mount Carmel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dooleyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dooleyville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleyville
- Alaska
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alaska is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Locust Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Gap
- Natalie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Natalie is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
- Kelayres
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kelayres is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelayres
- McAdoo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lofty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lofty is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
- Coaldale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hometown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hometown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hometown
- Sheppton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oneida
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oneida is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Delano
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Delano is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano
- Girard Manor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Girard Manor is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard Manor
- Grier City - Park Crest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grier City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grier City is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grier City
- Nuremberg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
- Mill City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mill City is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
- Beaumont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Beaumont is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
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.
- St. Michael Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. John the Baptist Polish National Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. John's Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Stanislaus Polish RC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Most Precious Blood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hazleton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Gabriel's RC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Laurel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Ann's Parish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Stephens RC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Weatherly.
- The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Weatherly Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1961621 <2>
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- The St. Johns Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2129847 <2>
- Continue List (221 more) ...
- St. Joseph's RC Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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.
- Ebervale
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ebervale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebervale
- Oakdale
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Oakdale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Leviston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Leviston is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leviston
- Beaver Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jeddo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jeddo is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Drifton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Drifton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drifton
- Harleigh
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cranberry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cranberry is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Tresckow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tresckow is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
- Foundryville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Foundryville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
- Milnesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Milnesville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milnesville
- West Hazleton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Audenried
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Audenried is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audenried
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eckley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
- Eckley has also been known as:
- Eckley Miners Village
- Freeland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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 40 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 13 miles [20.9 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 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 Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Luzerne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Carbon County
- Columbia County
- Lackawanna County
- Lehigh County
- Monroe County
- Northampton County
- Northumberland County
- Schuylkill County
- Wyoming County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
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' 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'. |