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:
42.8931, -84.1969
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 Shiawassee County<2>.
The county seat for Shiawassee County is located in Corunna. Corunna lies just to the north northeast of the Alton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Alton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Alton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Alton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Howard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Bethemy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bethemy Cemetery is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethemy Cemetery
- Cord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Cord Cemetery is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cord Cemetery
- Maple River Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Maple River Cemetery is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple River Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Roselawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Roselawn Cemetery is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn Cemetery
- Fremont Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Fremont Cemetery is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Shiawassee County Poor Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kay Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Beard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Beard Cemetery is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82 <5>
- Glass River Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Glass River Cemetery is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass River Cemetery
- Topping Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Topping Cemetery is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topping Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Putnam Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Putnam Cemetery is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Cemetery
- Laingsburg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Laingsburg Cemetery is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laingsburg Cemetery
- The Laingsburg Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sciota Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #440274 <5>
- Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Sprague Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Sprague Cemetery is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague Cemetery
- Oak Plain Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Plain Cemetery is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Plain Cemetery
- Pine Tree Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Pine Tree Cemetery is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 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:
- Morrice
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Perry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bancroft
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Newburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Newburg is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Middletown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Middletown is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Five Points
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Five Points is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Shaftsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shaftsburg is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaftsburg
- Corunna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Owosso
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Laingsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Nicholson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nicholson is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
- Burton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Burton is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Vernon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Smith Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Smith Crossing is located in Shiawassee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Crossing
- Durand
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ovid
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bath
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Byron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Henderson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Shepardsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shepardsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
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 Shiawassee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Alton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bath
- Bath lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Alton Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bath.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Byron
- Corunna
- Durand
- Laingsburg
- Ovid
- Ovid lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Alton Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ovid.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
- Owosso
- Perry
- Shepardsville
- Vernon
- Williamston
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Michigan:
- Pages specific to Shiawassee 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 #2576159 (Alton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2576159 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: Shiawassee
- Est. Elev: 258 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Owosso South
- Location given for Alton Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.8930556 Lon: -84.1969444
- 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 Michigan's counties, including Shiawassee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |