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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 and doctors 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 Franklin County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Franklin County: Clinton, Essex, Hamilton & Saint Lawrence.

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:

  • Franklin County     (The home county of Altamont)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Altamont, with the one closest to Altamont listed first.
    • Tupper Lake
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Saranac Inn
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saranac Inn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saranac Inn
      • Saranac Inn is located in Franklin County
    • Paul Smiths
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Harrietstown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrietstown
      • Harrietstown is located in Franklin County
    • Saint Regis Falls
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Merrillsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillsville
      • Merrillsville is located in Franklin County
  • Essex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Altamont, with the one closest to Altamont listed first.
    • Saranac Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Ray Brook
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Bloomingdale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Placid
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Placid have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Placid
      • Lake Placid is located in Essex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,356 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Placid <1>
    • Whiteface
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteface
      • Whiteface is located in Essex County
    • Newcomb
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Tahawus
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tahawus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahawus
      • Tahawus is located in Essex County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tahawus <1>
    • North Elba
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Elba have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Elba
      • North Elba is located in Essex County
  • Hamilton County
  • Saint Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Altamont, with the one closest to Altamont listed first.
    • Horseshoe
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
      • Horseshoe is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Sevey
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevey
      • Sevey is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Cranberry Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Wanakena
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Newton Falls
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • South Colton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Star Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Lower Oswegatchie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Oswegatchie
      • Lower Oswegatchie is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Oswegatchie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Coffins Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffins Mills
      • Coffins Mills is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Degrasse
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degrasse
      • Degrasse is located in Saint Lawrence County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Altamont, see our County-by-County Page for 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 13 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 30 miles [48.3 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 first visit 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:

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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.

  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
  • St. Alphonsus Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Alphonsus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Alphonsus Cemetery
  • Beth Joseph Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beth Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beth Joseph Cemetery
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
  • Holy Name Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Name Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Name Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
  • St. Bernards Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Long Lake Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Pine Ridge Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Ridge Cemetery
  • Cranberry Lake Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cranberry Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cranberry Lake Cemetery
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • Brighton Memorial Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brighton Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brighton Memorial Park
    • Brookside Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brookside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brookside Cemetery
    • Coulon Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coulon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coulon Cemetery

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.<5>

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.

  • Tupper Lake
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Gale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gale
    • Gale is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Childwold
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Childwold have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childwold
    • Childwold is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Childwold <1>
  • Saranac Inn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saranac Inn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saranac Inn
    • Saranac Inn is located in Franklin County
  • Sevey
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevey
    • Sevey is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Hollywood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollywood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
    • Hollywood is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Cranberry Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Long Lake
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
    • Long Lake is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Lake <1>
  • Saranac Lake
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Paul Smiths
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Harrietstown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrietstown
    • Harrietstown is located in Franklin County
  • Ray Brook
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Stark
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stark have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
      • Stark is located in Saint Lawrence County
    • Bloomingdale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Spring Cove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Cove
      • Spring Cove is located in Franklin County

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.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Altamont. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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 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.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Altamont) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Altamont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2330, Longitude: -74.4789       In this case, the coordinates for Altamont have been taken from the 2010 Census.
<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.
<5>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.




 

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