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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 Altonah (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 Altonah. 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.

Altonah is located in Northampton 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 Northampton County: Warren (NJ), Bucks, Carbon, Lehigh & Monroe.

Below are the counties that are near Altonah. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Altonah:

  • Northampton County     (The home county of Altonah)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Altonah, with the one closest to Altonah listed first.
    • William Penn Manor
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • William Penn Manor is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Penn Manor
    • Middletown
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Middletown is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
    • Wagnerville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Wagnerville is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagnerville
    • Bethlehem
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Freemansburg
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Steel City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Steel City is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel City
    • Hanover
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Hanover is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
    • Franks Corner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Franks Corner is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks Corner
    • Seidersville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Seidersville is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seidersville
    • Star Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Star Village is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Village
    • Chain Bridge ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Chain Bridge is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain Bridge
      • Chain Bridge has also been known as:
      • Chain Dam
    • Bath
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Bath is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,756 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <1>
    • Hellertown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Berks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Altonah, with the one closest to Altonah listed first.
    • Red Lion
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Red Lion is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
    • Hancock
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Hancock is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
    • Huffs Church
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Huffs Church is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffs Church
    • Rittenhouse Gap
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Rittenhouse Gap is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse Gap
    • Monterey
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Monterey is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
    • Schofer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Schofer is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schofer
    • Topton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Dale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Dale is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
    • Hinterleiter
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Hinterleiter is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinterleiter
    • Landis Store
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Landis Store is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landis Store
    • Lyons
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Lyons is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
    • Eagle Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Eagle Point is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
    • Grimville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Grimville is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimville
  • Bucks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Altonah, with the one closest to Altonah listed first.
    • Springtown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Passer
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Passer is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passer
    • Durham
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Durham is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
    • Riegelsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Monroe
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Monroe is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
    • Hilltop
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Hilltop is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
    • Pullen
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Pullen is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullen
    • Kintnersville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Richlandtown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Shelly
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Shelly is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelly
    • Zionhill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Zionhill is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionhill
    • Steinsburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Steinsburg is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinsburg
    • Strawntown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Strawntown is located in Bucks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawntown
  • Carbon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Altonah, with the one closest to Altonah listed first.
    • Little Gap
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Little Gap is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Gap
    • Jonesville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jonesville is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
    • Palmerton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Palmerton is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,321 people
    • Bowmanstown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
    • Parryville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Ashfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Ashfield is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashfield
    • Weissport
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Germans
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Germans is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans
    • Lehighton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mertz Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Mertz Town is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mertz Town
    • Jim Thorpe
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jim Thorpe is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Thorpe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,650 people
      • Former names for Jim Thorpe:
      • East Mauch Chunk
      • Mauch Chunk
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jim Thorpe <1>
  • Lehigh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Altonah, with the one closest to Altonah listed first.
    • Fountain Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Fountain Hill is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
    • Rittersville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Rittersville is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittersville
    • Catasauqua
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • West Catasauqua
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • West Catasauqua is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Catasauqua
    • Friedensville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Friedensville is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedensville
    • Allentown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fullerton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Fullerton is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
    • Hokendauqua
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Hokendauqua is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokendauqua
    • Coplay
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Wellington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Wellington is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
    • Seiple
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Seiple is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seiple
    • Ruchsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Ruchsville is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruchsville
    • Balliettsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Balliettsville is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balliettsville
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Altonah, with the one closest to Altonah listed first.
    • Rossland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Rossland is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland
    • Brodheadsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Gilbert
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Kresgeville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Appenzell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Appenzell is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appenzell
    • McMichael
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • McMichael is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMichael
    • Arlington Heights
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Arlington Heights is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Heights
    • Stroudsburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • East Stroudsburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Reeders
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Delaware Water Gap
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Long Pond
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Altonah, with the one closest to Altonah listed first.
    • East Greenville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Palm
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Hoppenville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Hoppenville is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoppenville
    • Pennsburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Red Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Fruitville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Fruitville is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
    • Tylersport
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Green Lane
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Pear Tree Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Pear Tree Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pear Tree Village
    • Telford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Franconia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Perkiomenville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Run
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Pleasant Run is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
  • Schuylkill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Altonah, with the one closest to Altonah listed first.
    • Andreas
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Mantz
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Mantz is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantz
  • Hunterdon County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Altonah, with the one closest to Altonah listed first.
    • Hughesville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Hughesville is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
    • Mount Pleasant
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • West Portal
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • West Portal is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Portal
    • Everittstown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Everittstown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everittstown
    • Pattenburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Pattenburg is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattenburg
    • Jutland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jutland is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jutland
    • Baptistown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Baptistown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptistown
    • New Hampton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • New Hampton is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
    • Pittstown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Pittstown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittstown
    • Barbertown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Barbertown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbertown
    • Quakertown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Quakertown is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
    • Idell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Idell is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idell
    • Clinton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Clinton is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,675 people
  • Morris County (NJ)
    • Crestmoore
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Crestmoore is located in Morris County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestmoore
  • Warren County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Altonah, with the one closest to Altonah listed first.
    • Phillipsburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Phillipsburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,238 people
    • Warren Glen
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Warren Glen is located in Warren County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Glen
    • Harmony
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Harmony is located in Warren County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
    • Stewartsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Stewartsville is located in Warren County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
    • Foul Rift ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Foul Rift is located in Warren County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foul Rift
    • Montana
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Montana is located in Warren County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana
    • Asbury
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Asbury is located in Warren County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
    • Belvidere
      (19 miles [30.6 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
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Brass Castle is located in Warren County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brass Castle
    • Hazen
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Hazen is located in Warren County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
    • Oxford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Oxford is located in Warren County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Delaware
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Delaware is located in Warren County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
    • Ramseysburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Ramseysburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseysburg

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Altonah, see our County-by-County Page for Altonah.

Cemeteries Near Altonah ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Altonah.

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 Altonah - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Altonah covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Altonah, with the one closest to Altonah listed first.

  • Holy Saviour Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Saviour Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Saviour Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Bethlehem.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45122 <2>
  • Altonah Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Moravian Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Nisky Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Nisky Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Freemansburg Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Trinity Reformed Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Holy Ghost Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Holy Ghost Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (318 more) ...
    • Slovak Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Dryland Reformed Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hope Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 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 Altonah in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Altonah.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Altonah, with the one closest to Altonah listed first.

  • Hanoverville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Hanoverville is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanoverville
  • Brodhead
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Brodhead is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
  • Shimer
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Shimer is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shimer
  • Bethlehem
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Freemansburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Hecktown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hecktown is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecktown
  • Steuben
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Steuben is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
  • South Bethlehem
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • South Bethlehem is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethlehem
  • Rittersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Rittersville is located in Lehigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittersville
  • Seidersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Seidersville is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seidersville
  • Redington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Redington is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redington
  • Clyde
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Clyde is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
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    • Farmington
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Farmington is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
    • Hellertown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Lower Saucon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Lower Saucon is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Saucon

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Altonah. See our List of 1890's Communities around Altonah.

Newspapers Published in Altonah ...

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 93 newspapers that have been published in the area around Altonah.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Altonah, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Altonah.

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 Altonah:

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 Altonah, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Altonah) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.