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 Altamont (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 Altamont. 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 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.
Altamont is located in Alameda County.
To see how the shape of California's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Alameda County: Contra Costa, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Clara & Stanislaus.
Below are the counties that are near Altamont. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Altamont:
- Alameda County (The home county of Altamont)
- The following are listed by their distance from Altamont, with the one closest to Altamont listed first.
- Laddville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Laddville is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddville
- Tesla ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tesla is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tesla
- Livermore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasanton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Komandorski Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Komandorski Village is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komandorski Village
- Dublin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- San Ramon Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- San Ramon Village is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Ramon Village
- Scotts Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Scotts Corner is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
- Sunol
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Fremont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fremont is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234,569 people
- Former names for Fremont:
- Centerville
- Irvington
- Mission San Jose
- Niles
- Warm Springs
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <1>
- Castro Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hayward
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Contra Costa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Altamont, with the one closest to Altamont listed first.
- Byron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Discovery Bay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tassajara
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tassajara is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tassajara
- Bixler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bixler is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
- Brentwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Marsh Creek Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marsh Creek Springs is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Creek Springs
- Blackhawk - Camino Tassajara
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Blackhawk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Blackhawk is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhawk
- Knightsen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rock City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rock City is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Oakley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Diablo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- San Ramon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sacramento County
- Isleton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- San Joaquin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Altamont, with the one closest to Altamont listed first.
- Carnegie ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carnegie is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
- Ellis ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ellis is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Tracy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tracy is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,025 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tracy <1>
- Wainwright Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wainwright Village is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wainwright Village
- Banta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lyoth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lyoth is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyoth
- Holt
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lathrop
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Vernalis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Country Club
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Country Club is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club
- French Camp
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Taft Mosswood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Taft Mosswood is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft Mosswood
- Manteca
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Santa Clara County
- The following are listed by their distance from Altamont, with the one closest to Altamont listed first.
- Milpitas
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Foothills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- East Foothills is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Foothills
- Alum Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Alum Rock is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Rock
- Alviso
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Agnew
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Agnew is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnew
- Solano County
- The following are listed by their distance from Altamont, with the one closest to Altamont listed first.
- Rio Vista
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Birds Landing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stanislaus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Altamont, with the one closest to Altamont listed first.
- Westley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grayson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grayson is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Tuolumne City ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Tuolumne City is located in Stanislaus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuolumne City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Altamont, see our County-by-County Page for Altamont.
Cemeteries Near Altamont ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Altamont.
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 Altamont - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Altamont covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Altamont, with the one closest to Altamont listed first.
- Roselawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Knoll Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Byron Brentwood Knightson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- 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 outside and to the southeast of Brentwood.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #188400 <2>
- Pleasanton Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tracy Public Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dublin Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Brichetto Tomb
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brichetto Tomb
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brichetto Tomb is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the south of Tracy.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7862 <2>
- New Holy Cross Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Oak View Memorial Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (45 more) ...
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- The Holy Cross Cemetery has also been known as:
- Holly Cross Cemetery
- Ohlone Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohlone Cemetery
- The Ohlone Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ohlone Indian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8228 <2>
- Ohlones Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Altamont in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Altamont.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Altamont, with the one closest to Altamont listed first.
- Midway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Livermore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Byron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ellis ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ellis is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Pleasanton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tracy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tracy is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,025 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tracy <1>
- Brentwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Banta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sunol
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yarmouth ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Yarmouth is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth
- Stewartville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stewartville is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
- San Ramon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Somersville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Somersville is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersville
- Nortonville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Nortonville is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nortonville
- Antioch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Altamont. See our List of 1890's Communities around Altamont.
Newspapers Published in Altamont ...
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 129 newspapers that have been published in the area around Altamont.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Altamont, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Altamont.
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 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 Altamont:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Alameda County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Contra Costa County
- Sacramento County
- San Joaquin County
- Santa Clara County
- Solano County
- Stanislaus County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for California
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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Altamont) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Altamont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |