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History · New Middletown

New Middletown dates to 1860, and 72% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1931 on and the census since 1880.

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Quick answers

How New Middletown began

When was New Middletown founded?

1860

New Middletown dates its founding to 1860 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1880.

First census: 171 in 18802020 census: 90166 years
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1865.

What stands out about New Middletown’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of New Middletown are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of New Middletown’s homes were built before 1938.Boom and bustPeaked at 212 in 1890; 90 people lived here in 2020.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how New Middletown’s history is told.

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The story so far

New Middletown, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of New Middletown yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

New Middletown is a town in Webster Township, Harrison County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, New Middletown had a population of 90.

New Middletown was established in 1860. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 93 to 90 (-3%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

People over time

New Middletown, census by census

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Peaked at 212 in 1890; 90 people lived here in 2020.

15 censuses, 1880–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on New Middletown’s Wikipedia page.

Timeline

New Middletown, 1860 to 1931

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1860
    FoundingNew Middletown is established
  3. 1865Post officeThe New Middletown post office opens
  4. 1870Born hereWalter Howard Evans is born here
  5. 1890CensusPopulation peaks at 212
  6. 20th century
  7. 1931On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

New Middletown, decade by decade

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On the map

New Middletown on the map, 1931 to 1980

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of New Middletown. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

New Middletown on the 1931 USGS mapNew Middletown on the 1948 USGS mapNew Middletown on the 1950 USGS mapNew Middletown on the 1966 USGS mapNew Middletown on the 1980 USGS map1931Corydon sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of New Middletown.

Questions about New Middletown’s history

What year was New Middletown founded?

In 1860, according to Wikidata. New Middletown’s post office opened in 1865, and the census of 1880 counted 171 people here.

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What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (5), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.