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 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 northeast 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 north.
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 north 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 Deuel County.
To see how the shape of South Dakota's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Deuel County: Lac qui Parle (MN), Lincoln (MN), Yellow Medicine (MN), Brookings, Codington, Grant & Hamlin.
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:
- Deuel County (The home county of Altamont)
- The following are listed by their distance from Altamont, with the one closest to Altamont listed first.
- Tunerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tunerville is located in Deuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunerville
- Estimated population in 2014: 218 people
- Clear Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Moritz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Moritz is located in Deuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moritz
- Estimated population in 2011: 13 people
- Bemis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bemis is located in Deuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis
- Goodwin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gary
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Brandt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Toronto
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Astoria
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Johnsonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Johnsonville is located in Deuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Brookings County
- The following are listed by their distance from Altamont, with the one closest to Altamont listed first.
- North Grove Addition
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- North Grove Addition is located in Brookings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grove Addition
- Estimated population in 2014: 471 people
- White
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bruce
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Codington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Altamont, with the one closest to Altamont listed first.
- Kranzburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Waverly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Appleby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Appleby is located in Codington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
- Watertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- South Shore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rauville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rauville is located in Codington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauville
- Estimated population in 2014: 292 people
- Grover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Grover is located in Codington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- Estimated population in 2014: 171 people
- Kampeska
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kampeska is located in Codington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kampeska
- Estimated population in 2014: 331 people
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Altamont, with the one closest to Altamont listed first.
- Revillo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- LaBolt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Strandburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Albee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Albee is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
- Stockholm
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Twin Brooks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Milbank
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hamlin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Altamont, with the one closest to Altamont listed first.
- Castlewood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Dempster
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dempster is located in Hamlin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dempster
- Estelline
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kones Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Kones Corner is located in Hamlin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kones Corner
- Stone Bridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stone Bridge is located in Hamlin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bridge
- Estimated population in 2014: 105 people
- Thomas
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Thomas is located in Hamlin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Estimated population in 2014: 290 people
- Alsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alsville is located in Hamlin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alsville
- Hayti
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lac qui Parle County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Altamont, with the one closest to Altamont listed first.
- Marietta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marietta is located in Lac qui Parle County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Nassau
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Nassau is located in Lac qui Parle County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nassau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nassau <1>
- Madison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Madison is located in Lac qui Parle County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,376 people
- Providence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in Lac qui Parle County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Bellingham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bellingham is located in Lac qui Parle County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Lincoln County (MN)
- Hendricks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Medicine County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Altamont, with the one closest to Altamont listed first.
- Canby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Canby is located in Yellow Medicine County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,645 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canby <1>
- Porter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Porter is located in Yellow Medicine County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Altamont, see our County-by-County Page for 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.
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 Altamont - one of the links might be able to help.
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.
- Swedish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lake View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Goodwin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bemis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Havana Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Havana Lutheran Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the west of Clear Lake.
- The Havana Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Havana Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97079 <3>
- Larson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tabor Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bemis Christian Reformed Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nelson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rose Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Calvary Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (109 more) ...
- Grandview Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Holy Rosary Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Spooner Children Graves
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Altamont had a population of 78 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Altamont had a population of 34 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Altamont, with the one closest to Altamont listed first.
- Clear Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bemis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bemis is located in Deuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis
- Goodwin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gary
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kranzburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Brandt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Revillo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Strandburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- LaBolt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Troy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Troy is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Albee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Albee is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
- Marietta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marietta is located in Lac qui Parle County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Waverly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Appleby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Appleby is located in Codington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
- Castlewood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
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.
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 81 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 29 miles [46.7 km]<2>. 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 begin 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 Altamont:
- Websites specific to South Dakota
- Pages specific to Deuel County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brookings County
- Codington County
- Grant County
- Hamlin County
- Lac qui Parle County
- Lincoln County
- Yellow Medicine County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South Dakota
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> | 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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |