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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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 Daviess County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Daviess County: Caldwell, DeKalb, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison & Livingston.
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:
- Daviess County (The home county of Altamont)
- The following are listed by their distance from Altamont, with the one closest to Altamont listed first.
- Winston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Winston is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Gallatin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Alta Vista ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Alta Vista is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Vista
- Mabel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mabel is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Jameson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pattonsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Coffey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Coffey is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Jamesport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lock Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lock Springs is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Bancroft
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bancroft is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Andrew County
- Helena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Helena is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Altamont, with the one closest to Altamont listed first.
- Kidder
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hamilton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nettleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nettleton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton
- Bonanza ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bonanza is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Kingston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Kingston is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Breckenridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Breckenridge is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Gould Farm
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Gould Farm is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould Farm
- Proctorville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Proctorville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville
- Polo
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cowgill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cowgill is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowgill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Braymer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Altamont, with the one closest to Altamont listed first.
- Cameron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Keystone ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Keystone is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Turney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lathrop
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Converse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Converse is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Starfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Starfield is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starfield
- Plattsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Altamont, with the one closest to Altamont listed first.
- Santa Rosa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Santa Rosa is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rosa
- Weatherby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Weatherby is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Maysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fairport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fairport is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Osborn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Amity
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Amity is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
- Winslow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Winslow is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
- Stewartsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Clarksdale is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Union Star
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Union Star is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Gentry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Altamont, with the one closest to Altamont listed first.
- McFall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- McFall is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Gentryville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gentryville is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentryville
- Ford City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ford City is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- King City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Darlington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Darlington is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Albany
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Altamont, with the one closest to Altamont listed first.
- Hickory Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hickory Creek is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Brimson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brimson is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Trenton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Altamont, with the one closest to Altamont listed first.
- Gilman City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bethany
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- New Hampton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- New Hampton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Gardner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gardner is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Altamont, with the one closest to Altamont listed first.
- Mooresville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mooresville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Ludlow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ludlow is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Utica
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Utica is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Chillicothe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dawn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Farmersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Farmersville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
- Ray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Altamont, with the one closest to Altamont listed first.
- Elmira
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Elmira is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Georgeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Georgeville is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Knoxville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Knoxville is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
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.
- Mt. Ayr Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Winston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Creekmore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Old Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wooderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- McCrary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Craborchard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Reid Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lile Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lile Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lile Cemetery is located in Gallatin.
- The Lile Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lile Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640942 <2>
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Civil Bend Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (226 more) ...
- Civil Bend Christian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Christian Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Altamont had railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Altamont had a population of 201 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Altamont, with the one closest to Altamont listed first.
- Winston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Winston is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Gallatin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Alta Vista ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Alta Vista is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Vista
- Mabel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mabel is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Kidder
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Civil Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Civil Bend is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Civil Bend
- Wabash Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wabash Crossing is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash Crossing
- Santa Rosa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Santa Rosa is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rosa
- Weatherby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Weatherby is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Jameson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cameron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pattonsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Nettleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nettleton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton
- Carlow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Carlow is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlow
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 the Vicinity of 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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Altamont.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Altamont. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Altamont and those printed in the larger area surrounding Altamont.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4> of Altamont.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 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 Missouri
- Pages specific to Daviess County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Andrew County
- Caldwell County
- Clinton County
- DeKalb County
- Gentry County
- Grundy County
- Harrison County
- Livingston County
- Ray County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |