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 Alton Park (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 Alton Park. 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 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.
Alton Park is located in Lehigh County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lehigh County: Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Montgomery, Northampton & Schuylkill.
Below are the counties that are near Alton Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Alton Park:
- Lehigh County (The home county of Alton Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alton Park, with the one closest to Alton Park listed first.
- Emmaus
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wescosville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Allentown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wennersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wennersville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wennersville
- Limeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Limeport is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeport
- Macungie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ancient Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ancient Oaks is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oaks
- Friedensville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Friedensville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedensville
- Fullerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fullerton is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
- Dillingerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dillingerville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillingerville
- Dillingerville has also been known as:
- Dillinger
- Dillingers Ville
- Dillingers
- Dillingersville
- Stahlers
- Old Zionsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Old Zionsville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Zionsville
- Chapman
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chapman is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alton Park, with the one closest to Alton Park listed first.
- Red Lion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Red Lion is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Rittenhouse Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rittenhouse Gap is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse Gap
- Hancock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Huffs Church
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Huffs Church is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffs Church
- Dale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dale is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Schofer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Schofer is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schofer
- Topton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Landis Store
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Landis Store is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landis Store
- Lyons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lyons is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
- Hinterleiter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hinterleiter is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinterleiter
- Monterey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Monterey is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Eagle Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Eagle Point is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
- Bucks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alton Park, with the one closest to Alton Park listed first.
- Hilltop
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hilltop is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Steinsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Steinsburg is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinsburg
- Zionhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Zionhill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionhill
- Shelly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shelly is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelly
- Passer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Passer is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passer
- Springtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Milford Square
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Milford Square is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Square
- Richlandtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pullen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pullen is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullen
- Quakertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trumbauersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rich Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rich Hill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alton Park, with the one closest to Alton Park listed first.
- Palmerton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Palmerton is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,321 people
- Hazard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hazard is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
- Kittatinny
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kittatinny is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittatinny
- Little Gap
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Little Gap is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Gap
- Bowmanstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ashfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ashfield is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashfield
- Germans
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Germans is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans
- Jonesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Jonesville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Parryville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lehighton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Weissport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mertz Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mertz Town is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mertz Town
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alton Park, with the one closest to Alton Park listed first.
- Kenilworth
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Kenilworth is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenilworth
- South Pottstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- South Pottstown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pottstown
- Fricks Lock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fricks Lock is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fricks Lock
- Pottstown Landing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pottstown Landing is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown Landing
- Parker Ford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Parker Ford is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Ford
- Spring City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Seven Stars
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Seven Stars is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Slonaker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Slonaker is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slonaker
- Bucktown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bucktown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Coventryville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Coventryville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventryville
- Pughtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pughtown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pughtown
- Knauertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Knauertown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knauertown
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alton Park, with the one closest to Alton Park listed first.
- Rossland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rossland is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland
- Kresgeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gilbert
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Brodheadsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Appenzell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Appenzell is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appenzell
- McMichael
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- McMichael is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMichael
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alton Park, with the one closest to Alton Park listed first.
- Palm
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- East Greenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fruitville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fruitville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
- Pennsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hoppenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hoppenville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoppenville
- Red Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Congo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Congo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Green Lane
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tylersport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Anise
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Anise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anise
- Perkiomenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alton Park, with the one closest to Alton Park listed first.
- Seidersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Seidersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seidersville
- Star Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Star Village is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Village
- North Catasauqua
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- North Catasauqua is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Catasauqua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
- Hellertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Leithsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Leithsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leithsville
- Northampton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hanover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hanover is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Howertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Howertown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howertown
- Howertown has also been known as:
- Hauertown
- Howardtown
- Howartown
- Howeton
- Weaversville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Weaversville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaversville
- Freemansburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Franks Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Franks Corner is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks Corner
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alton Park, with the one closest to Alton Park listed first.
- Andreas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mantz
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mantz is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantz
- Rene Mont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rene Mont is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rene Mont
- Rauschs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rauschs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauschs
- New Ringgold
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Port Clinton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Coaldale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- McKeansburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- McKeansburg is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeansburg
- Deer Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Deer Lake is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Tamaqua
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hunterdon County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alton Park, with the one closest to Alton Park listed first.
- Hughesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hughesville is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
- Mount Pleasant
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Everittstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Everittstown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everittstown
- Baptistown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Baptistown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptistown
- Barbertown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Barbertown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbertown
- Idell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Idell is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idell
- Pattenburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pattenburg is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattenburg
- West Portal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- West Portal is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Portal
- Raven Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Raven Rock is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Rock
- Jutland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jutland is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jutland
- Locktown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Locktown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locktown
- Pittstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pittstown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittstown
- Warren County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alton Park, with the one closest to Alton Park listed first.
- Phillipsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Phillipsburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,238 people
- Warren Glen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Warren Glen is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Glen
- Harmony
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Stewartsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stewartsville is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Foul Rift ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Foul Rift is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foul Rift
- Montana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Montana is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana
- Asbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Asbury is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Belvidere
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Belvidere is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,563 people
- Brass Castle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brass Castle is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brass Castle
- Hazen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hazen is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Alton Park, see our County-by-County Page for Alton Park.
Cemeteries Near Alton Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alton Park.
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 Alton Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Alton Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Alton Park, with the one closest to Alton Park listed first.
- Jerusalem Western Salisbury Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Northwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Northwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Emmaus.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #587280 <2>
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Marks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cedar Heights Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- West End Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Highland Memorial Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Resurrection Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Grandview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Keneseth Israel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (366 more) ...
- Grandview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Joseph Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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>
While we didn't find Alton Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Alton Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Alton Park, with the one closest to Alton Park listed first.
- Mountainville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mountainville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainville
- Wescosville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- East Texas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Vera Cruz
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Vera Cruz is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
- Lanark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lanark is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark
- Farmington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Farmington is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Allentown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Macungie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shimerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shimerville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shimerville
- Limeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Limeport is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeport
- Spring Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Spring Creek is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Old Zionsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Old Zionsville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Zionsville
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Zionsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dillingerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dillingerville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillingerville
- Dillingerville has also been known as:
- Dillinger
- Dillingers Ville
- Dillingers
- Dillingersville
- Stahlers
- Friedensville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Friedensville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedensville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Alton Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alton Park.
Newspapers Published in Alton Park ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alton Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alton Park, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Alton Park.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Alton Park:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Lehigh County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Bucks County
- Carbon County
- Chester County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery County
- Northampton County
- Schuylkill County
- Hunterdon County
- Warren County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
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 Alton Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Alton Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |