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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 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 northwest 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 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 west 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 Westmoreland 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 Westmoreland County: Allegheny, Armstrong, Butler, Cambria, Fayette, Indiana & Somerset.

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:

  • Westmoreland County     (The home county of Middletown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
    • Youngwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Arona
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Arona is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arona
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
    • Madison
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Adamsburg
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Adamsburg is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
    • Hunker
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Hunker is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunker
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunker <1>
    • New Stanton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • South Greensburg
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • South Greensburg is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greensburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
    • Grapeville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Grapeville is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeville
    • Jeannette
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Penn
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Penn is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
    • Radebaugh
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Radebaugh is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radebaugh
    • Southwest Greensburg
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Southwest Greensburg is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Greensburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,002 people
    • Yukon
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Allegheny County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
    • Buena Vista
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Buena Vista is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
    • White Oak
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Boston
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Versailles
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Versailles is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,452 people
    • East McKeesport
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • North Versailles
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Pitcairn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Wall
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Wall is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
    • Lincoln
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Lincoln is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
    • McKeesport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Riverton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Riverton is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
    • Wilmerding
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Liberty
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Liberty is located in Allegheny County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,438 people
  • Armstrong County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
    • Edmon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Edmon is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmon
    • Apollo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Apollo is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apollo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,507 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apollo <1>
    • Orchard Hills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Orchard Hills is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
    • North Apollo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Olivet
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Olivet is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
    • Leechburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Spring Church
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Freeport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Aladdin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Aladdin is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
    • Cochrans Mills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Cochrans Mills is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mills
    • Neale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Neale is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neale
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
    • Laurelville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Laurelville is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelville
    • Everson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Everson is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
    • Bear Rocks
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Bear Rocks is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Rocks
    • Banning
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Banning is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
    • Whitsett
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Whitsett is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitsett
    • Fuller
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Fuller is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
    • Lynn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Lynn is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
    • Perryopolis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Dawson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Arnold City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Arnold City is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold City
    • Dickerson Run
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Dickerson Run is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickerson Run
    • Belle Vernon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Brownstown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Brownstown is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
    • Clarksville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rices Landing
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Stringtown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Stringtown is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
    • Chartiers
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Chartiers is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartiers
    • Nemacolin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Nemacolin is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemacolin
  • Indiana County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
    • White
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • White is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
    • Bow
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Bow is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
    • Blairsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Clarksburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Saltsburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Black Lick
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Black Lick is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Lick
    • Jacksonville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jacksonville is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
    • Robinson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Robinson is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
    • Josephine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Josephine is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine
    • Palmertown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • West Lebanon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • West Lebanon is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
    • Aultman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Aultman is located in Indiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aultman
    • Coral
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Somerset County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
    • Laurel Mountain Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Bakersville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bakersville is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
    • Roytown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Roytown is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roytown
    • Lavansville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lavansville is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavansville
    • Jennerstown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Sipesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Sipesville is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipesville
    • New Lexington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • New Lexington is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Middletown, with the one closest to Middletown listed first.
    • Donora
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Donora is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donora
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,546 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donora <1>
    • Black Diamond
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Black Diamond is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
    • Monongahela
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Riverview
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Riverview is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Allenport
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Charleroi
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Dunlevy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • North Charleroi
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • North Charleroi is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Charleroi
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,258 people
    • Roscoe
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Roscoe is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
    • Twilight
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Twilight is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
    • Ellsworth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Ellsworth is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
    • New Eagle
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Elco
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Elco is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elco
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 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.

  • Errett Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Milliron Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Harrolds Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Temple Emanuel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Youngwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Madison Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Stone Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Feightner Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Westmoreland County Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery (New)
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Yukon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Michael Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (416 more) ...
    • Brush Creek Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Milbell Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hillview Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)

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.

  • Madison
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Youngwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Hunker
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Hunker is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunker
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunker <1>
  • New Stanton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Foxtown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Foxtown is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtown
  • Adamsburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Adamsburg is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
  • Waltz Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Waltz Mill is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltz Mill
  • Weavers Old Stand
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Weavers Old Stand is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Old Stand
  • Radebaugh
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Radebaugh is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radebaugh
  • Grapeville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Grapeville is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeville
  • Jeannette
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Greensburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Harrison City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Mendon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Mendon is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
    • Ruffs Dale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)

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 63 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 8 miles [12.9 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 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:

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'.