Talk:Middleton, Utah

Not a former town
This article does not belong in Category:Former towns in Utah because Middleton was never a town. That category contains settlements that were formerly incorporated towns and were later disincorporated or absorbed into other municipalities. Had Middleton ever been incorporated it would have appeared as a precinct in the US Census, which during the relevant period (1870 on) has always included listings for every incorporated municipality. Middletown never was a census precinct, and therefore was never a municipality. There are other appropriate categories, but it is not appropriate to categorize it as a former town. Ntsimp (talk) 03:42, 13 November 2023 (UTC)


 * That is most obviously false, If you look at all the maps and links provided they PROVE IT WAS A TOWN. 😎😎PaulGamerBoy360😎😎 (talk) 18:07, 14 November 2023 (UTC)
 * See Here:
 * Washington County History Wiki
 * Washington County Historical Society
 * Middleton Maps
 * Library of Congress
 * 😎😎PaulGamerBoy360😎😎 (talk) 18:12, 14 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Having read through the sources, I would have to agree with Ntsimp that none of this suggests that Middleton was an actual town, despite having been an inhabited location with government recognition. The sources need to actually state that it was a town/city/etc., which they do not. signed,Rosguill talk 18:16, 14 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Let me try to clarify. Town has an official and legal definition; it's not just a named place where people live. Middleton was never a municipal corporation. It was an unincorporated community, like Gunlock or Duck Creek Village. It's just a question of using the correct terminology. We can't put the article in that category because that category is only for communities that used to be actual towns, which Middleton never was. If you still believe it was a town, you should seek answers to the questions "In what year was Middleton incorporated?" and "In what year was Middleton disincorporated?" But those are events that never happened. It was an unincorporated community that was eventually annexed into St. George. Ntsimp (talk) 02:56, 16 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Well this page lists it as Either a City, Town, or Village:
 * https://wchsutah.org/towns/towns.php 😎😎PaulGamerBoy360😎😎 (talk) 23:36, 18 November 2023 (UTC)
 * That page is a bit sparse on details. If you click through to the Middleton page, and the source they cite, you end up at, which states Middleton (Washington) is a community three miles east of St. George. It was originally settled in the spring of 1863 and is midway between Washington and St. George. I'd want stronger evidence establishing it's a town before changing from the curent description. signed,Rosguill talk 16:23, 19 November 2023 (UTC)
 * @Rosguill  I know, I was just pointing out that there is one page that lists it as so, I am not saying we need to change the article I honestly think it sounds better & makes more sense to say Unincorporated Community as it Still exists & is populated. 😎😎PaulGamerBoy360😎😎 (talk) 21:12, 19 November 2023 (UTC)

If Middleton is legally part of another incorporated community, then maybe it should be just called a "community" or "neighborhood", similar to Argentine / Armourdale / Armourdale / Strawberry Hill which were annexed by Kansas City, Kansas and now legally part of it. • Sbmeirow  •  Talk  • 07:41, 20 November 2023 (UTC)


 * @Sbmeirow I would support community, but it is much larger than a neighborhood. 😎😎PaulGamerBoy360😎😎 (talk) 14:53, 20 November 2023 (UTC)