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 Grundy County and is the County Seat.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Grundy County: Coffee, Franklin, Marion, Sequatchie & Warren.
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:
- Grundy County (The home county of Altamont)
- The following are listed by their distance from Altamont, with the one closest to Altamont listed first.
- Beersheba Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Coalmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Coalmont is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- Gruetli
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gruetli is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,775 people
- Gruetli - Laager
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sartain Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sartain Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartain Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 380 people
- Tracy City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Palmer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pelham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lankford Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lankford Town is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Town
- White City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- White City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Monteagle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Altamont, with the one closest to Altamont listed first.
- Cascade Hollow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
- Normandy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cortner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Willow Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Bledsoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Altamont, with the one closest to Altamont listed first.
- Pailo
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pailo is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pailo
- Brockdell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Altamont, with the one closest to Altamont listed first.
- Hollow Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
- Bluewing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bluewing is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
- Manus Town ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Manus Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
- Thomas Town ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Burgen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Woods
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Woods is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Altamont, with the one closest to Altamont listed first.
- Stephenson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stephenson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson
- Winton Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Winton Town is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton Town
- Hillsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ruthledge Ford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ruthledge Ford is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthledge Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,116 people
- Forest Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Forest Mill is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
- Manchester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Royal Oaks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Belmont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- New Union
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- New Union is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,431 people
- Naola ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Naola is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naola
- Teal ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Teal is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Busy Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- Southgate Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Southgate Park is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,284 people
- DeKalb County
- Bear Branch ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bear Branch is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Altamont, with the one closest to Altamont listed first.
- Sand Switch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Switch is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Switch
- Sewanee
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Greenhaw
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenhaw is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
- Saint Marys
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Marys is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
- Estimated population in 2014: 785 people
- Cowan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Decherd
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Estill Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Winchester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Winchester Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Liberty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Estimated population in 2014: 318 people
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Altamont, with the one closest to Altamont listed first.
- Fairmount
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairmount is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,825 people
- Flat Top
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Flat Top is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
- Population from the 2010 Census: 422 people
- Signal Mountain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Signal Terrace
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Signal Terrace is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Terrace
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,519 people
- Summertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Summertown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summertown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 866 people
- Walden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Walden is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,183 people
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Altamont, with the one closest to Altamont listed first.
- Greentown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greentown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Condra
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Condra is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condra
- Whitwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Comfort
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Comfort is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Powells Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Powells Crossroads is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Crossroads
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 people
- Jasper
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ketchall ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ketchall is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
- Kimball
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- New Hope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- New Hope is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- Orme
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Orme is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- South Pittsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Richard City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Richard City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
- Sequatchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Altamont, with the one closest to Altamont listed first.
- Cartwright
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cartwright is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,261 people
- Daus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Daus is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daus
- Dunlap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Center Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Center Point is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Altamont, with the one closest to Altamont listed first.
- Chalybeate
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sopha is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
- Laurelburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Bone Cave
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Spencer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cummingsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Meade ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Altamont, with the one closest to Altamont listed first.
- Viola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Smyrna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Smyrna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Estimated population in 2014: 45,274 people
- Morrison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shellsford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Shellsford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsford
- McMinnville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Trousdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Trousdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Hillis ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hillis is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis
- Rowland Station ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rowland Station is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Station
- Rowland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rowland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- Daylight
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Daylight is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Centertown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Centertown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Campaign
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Campaign is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campaign
- Gath
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Gath is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gath
- White County
- Quebeck
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jackson County (AL)
- Copenhagen ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Copenhagen is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
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.
- Altamont Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fults Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Johnny Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Airview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Walker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sanders Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Beersheba Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Grace Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Northcutts Cove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Winton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bonnie Oak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (642 more) ...
- Swiss Colony Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- King Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Morton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Altamont had a population of 67 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Altamont had a population of 1,055 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Altamont, with the one closest to Altamont listed first.
- Beersheba Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Gruetli
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gruetli is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,775 people
- Tarlton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tarlton is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarlton
- Steppsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Steppsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steppsville
- Viola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Irving College
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Irving College is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving College
- Pelham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tracy City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tatesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tatesville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatesville
- Safley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Safley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safley
- Hanlan ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hanlan is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlan
- Hillsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Prairie Plains
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Plains is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Plains
- Vervilla
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vervilla is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vervilla
- Monteagle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
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 the Vicinity of 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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Altamont.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Altamont. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Altamont and those printed in the larger area surrounding Altamont.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of Altamont.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Altamont:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Grundy County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Bledsoe County
- Cannon County
- Coffee County
- DeKalb County
- Franklin County
- Hamilton County
- Marion County
- Sequatchie County
- Van Buren County
- Warren County
- White County
- Jackson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
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. |