A visit to the Altamont 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 Altamont Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Altamont Cemetery:
38.1538, -95.5459
The Altamont Cemetery is located in Coffey County<1>.
The county seat for Coffey County is located in Burlington. Burlington lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Altamont Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Altamont Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Altamont Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Quisling Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Westphalia City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Teresa Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Teresa Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Teresa Cemetery
- Stoeltzing Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Stoeltzing Cemetery is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoeltzing Cemetery
- Star Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Logue Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Logue Cemetery is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logue Cemetery
- Center Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Center Hill Cemetery is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill Cemetery
- Wooster Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Wooster Cemetery is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooster Cemetery
- Sherwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Sherwood Cemetery is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Cemetery
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- Le Roy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Le Roy Cemetery is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy Cemetery
- Lorenz Schlichter Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Glendale Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Glendale Cemetery is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Cemetery
- Stringtown Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Stringtown Cemetery is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Graceland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Graceland Cemetery is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
- Cedarvale Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Cedarvale Cemetery is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarvale Cemetery
- Geneva Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wardell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mont Ida Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Mont Ida Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Ida Cemetery
- Patton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Patton Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Altamont Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Altamont Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Aliceville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Westphalia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Westphalia is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Le Roy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Geneva
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Neosho Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Neosho Falls is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Mont Ida
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Colony
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Colony is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
- Central City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Harris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carlyle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Welda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- New Strawn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Halls Summit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Glenlock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hasty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Piqua
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ottumwa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waverly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Athens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Iola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Elm
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Gridley
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Gridley is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
- Bassett
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bassett is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Garnett
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Agricola
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Agricola is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
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 Altamont Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Coffey County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Altamont Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Agricola
- Burlington
- Colony
- Garnett
- Gridley
- Halls Summit
- Harris
- Iola
- Iola lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Altamont Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Iola.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
- Le Roy
- Neosho Falls
- Piqua
- Waverly
- Westphalia
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 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 Altamont Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Coffey 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 Altamont Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #477866 (Altamont Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #477866 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: Coffey
- Est. Elev: 344 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Aliceville
- Location given for Altamont Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.153636 Lon: -95.5460947
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Coffey, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Altamont Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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