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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Altona Mennonite Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Altona Mennonite Cemetery (FG ID #2231417)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Altona Mennonite Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Altona Mennonite Cemetery

Lat:   43.9757°   (43° 58' 32")

Lon:   -79.1963°   (-79° 11' 46")

Name Variations for Altona Mennonite Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Altona Mennonite Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Altona Mennonite Church Cemetery
  • Altona Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Altona Mennonite Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Ontario:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Altona Mennonite Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 32 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Altona Mennonite Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Altona Mennonite Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Altona
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
    • Glasgow
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
    • Lincolnville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Stouffville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Whitchurch-Stouffville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Ringwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringwood
    • Claremont
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Bloomington
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Goodwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwood
    • Green River
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
    • Brougham
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brougham
    • Coppins Corners
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Continue List   (20 more) ...
      • Musselman's Lake
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lemonville
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Peach's
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach's
        • Peach's has also been known as:
        • Peaches
      • Whitevale
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Mount Zion
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Balsam
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam
      • Glen Major
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Major came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Major
      • Ballantrae
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Cashel ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashel
      • Siloam
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siloam came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
      • Clarkes Hollow
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarkes Hollow came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkes Hollow
      • Greenwood
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Cherrywood
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherrywood came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
      • Dixie
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
      • Kinsale
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsale
      • Kinsale
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsale
      • Dagmar
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dagmar came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dagmar
      • Roseville
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Vivian
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vivian
      • Bethesda
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bethesda. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda

    For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> of the Altona Mennonite Cemetery.<6>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Altona Mennonite Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Altona Mennonite Cemetery:

    The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/

    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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Altona Mennonite Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9757, Longitude: -79.1963    
    <3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
    <5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <6>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.




 

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