A visit to the Alton Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Alton Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Alton Cemetery (FG ID #39633).
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:
39.9548, -83.1680
The Alton Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Columbus. Columbus lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of the Alton Cemetery .
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Establishment of the Alton Cemetery ...
The Alton Cemetery was established in 1853.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Alton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Alton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sunset Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Postle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Postle Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postle Cemetery
- St. James Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Galloway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Galloway Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Clime Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Clime Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clime Cemetery
- Camp Chase Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Foster Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hampton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Gundy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Gundy Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gundy Cemetery
- Insane Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Old Insane & Penal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wesley Chapel Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Grove City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Grove City Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City Cemetery
- Peters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Union Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Feebleminded Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Feebleminded Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feebleminded 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]<3> of the Alton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Alton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Alton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- New Rome
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- New Rome is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rome
- Lincoln Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lincoln Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Galloway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Deems ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sullivant ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mudsock ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lake Darby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lake Darby is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Darby
- Darby Park ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Urbancrest
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Urbancrest is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbancrest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
- Valleyview
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hilliard
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- West Jefferson
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jefferson
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Briggsdale ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Grandview Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Marble Cliff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Marble Cliff is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Cliff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 799 people
- Darbydale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Grove City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Seagrove ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Arlington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Grove City Country Club
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ackerman ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Highway ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Corners ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Amlin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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. The following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Alton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Ohio:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #39633
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1037384 (Alton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1037384 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 278 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Galloway
- Location given for Alton Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.9547849 Lon: -83.1682453
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Franklin, 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |