A visit to the Alton Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Alton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Alton Cemetery:
41.3167, -84.8672
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Alton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Alton Cemetery is located in DeKalb County<2>.
The county seat for DeKalb County is located in Auburn. Auburn lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Alton Cemetery .
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Establishment of the Alton Cemetery ...
The Alton Cemetery was established in 1839.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Alton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Alton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Riverside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Kraft Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Kraft Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kraft Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- White City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The White City Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City Cemetery
- Scipio Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Scipio Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio Cemetery
- Old Forest Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Forest Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Forest Home Cemetery is located in Defiance County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home Cemetery
- Wartenbe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Wartenbe Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartenbe Cemetery
- Krontz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Krontz Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krontz Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Hicksville Amish Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hicksville Amish Cemetery is located in Defiance County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville Amish Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hicksville Amish Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Hicksville (OH).
- Cosper Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Cosper Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosper Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Six Corners Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Six Corners Cemetery is located in Defiance County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Corners Cemetery
- Rude Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Rude Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rude Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rude Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Butler.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86641 <5>
- Ridge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Ridge Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Cemetery
- Roselawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Clarksville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Clarksville Cemetery is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Alton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Alton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Saint Joe
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Spencerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Concord
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Hicksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Link ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Link is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link
- Butler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Moore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Moore is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Grabill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harlan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Leo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leo-Cedarville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leo-Cedarville is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo-Cedarville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,882 people
- Auburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Antwerp
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edgerton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waterloo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Knoxdale ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Knoxdale is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxdale
- Woodburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Denmark ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Denmark is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- New Era
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- New Era is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Garrett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cecil
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cecil is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- New Rochester ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Rochester is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rochester
- Melbern
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Melbern is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbern
- Blakeslee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Altona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Altona is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Hamilton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hamilton is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,595 people
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Alton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in DeKalb County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Alton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Antwerp
- Auburn
- Butler
- Edgerton
- Garrett
- Grabill
- Hicksville
- Saint Joe
- Spencerville
- Waterloo
- Woodburn
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Alton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to DeKalb County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Alton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #430123 (Alton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #430123 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: DeKalb
- Est. Elev: 247 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hicksville
- Location given for Alton Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.3167169 Lon: -84.8671846
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including DeKalb, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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- Alton Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | 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. |
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