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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Altus. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Altus to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Altus, please Contact Us.

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 Altus (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 Altus. 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Altus is historic, it would have been located within present day Summit County.

To see how the shape of Utah's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Summit County: Daggett, Duchesne, Morgan, Rich, Salt Lake, Wasatch, Sweetwater (WY) & Uinta (WY).

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

  • Summit County     (The home county of Altus)
  • Davis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Altus, with the one closest to Altus listed first.
    • Cottonwood Heights
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Heights
      • Cottonwood Heights is located in Davis County
    • Oakhaven Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakhaven Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhaven Village
      • Oakhaven Village is located in Davis County
    • Bountiful Fort ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bountiful
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Val Verda
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Val Verda. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Val Verda
      • Val Verda is located in Davis County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Val Verda
      • From Altus to Val Verda
    • North Salt Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Salt Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Salt Lake
      • North Salt Lake is located in Davis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,204 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Salt Lake <4>
    • Centerville Fort ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Centerville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Woods Cross
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Benchmark Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benchmark Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchmark Village
      • Benchmark Village is located in Davis County
    • Center Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
      • Center Village is located in Davis County
    • Chase Lane Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chase Lane Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Lane Village
      • Chase Lane Village is located in Davis County
  • Morgan County
  • Salt Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Altus, with the one closest to Altus listed first.
    • Baker Mine ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Maple City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple City
      • Maple City is located in Salt Lake County
    • Garden City ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Garden City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
      • Garden City is located in Salt Lake County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Garden City
      • From Altus to Garden City
    • Silver Fork
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • San Domingo City ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Solitude
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Brighton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Mount Olympus
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Olympus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olympus
      • Mount Olympus is located in Salt Lake County
    • East Millcreek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Millcreek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Millcreek
      • East Millcreek is located in Salt Lake County
    • Albion Basin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Alta
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Canyon Rim
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canyon Rim have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Rim
      • Canyon Rim is located in Salt Lake County
  • Utah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Altus, with the one closest to Altus listed first.
    • Forest City ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forest City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
      • Forest City is located in Utah County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Forest City
      • From Altus to Forest City
    • Silver Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Deer Creek ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Deer Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
      • Deer Creek is located in Utah County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Deer Creek
      • From Altus to Deer Creek
    • Mutual Dell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Alpine
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Aspen Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Hills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hills
      • Cedar Hills is located in Utah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,985 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Hills <4>
    • Highland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
      • Highland is located in Utah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,241 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland <4>
    • Sundance
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Lehi
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lehi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehi
      • Lehi is located in Utah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,383 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehi <4>
    • American Fork
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Wasatch County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Altus, with the one closest to Altus listed first.
    • Cranmer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cranmer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranmer
      • Cranmer is located in Wasatch County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cranmer
      • From Altus to Cranmer
    • Hideout
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hideout have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideout
      • Hideout is located in Wasatch County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,254 people
    • Keetley ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keetley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keetley
      • Keetley is located in Wasatch County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Keetley
      • From Altus to Keetley
    • Hailstone ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hailstone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hailstone
      • Hailstone is located in Wasatch County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hailstone
      • From Altus to Hailstone
    • Jordanelle
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jordanelle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordanelle
      • Jordanelle is located in Wasatch County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jordanelle
      • From Altus to Jordanelle
    • Interlaken
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mound City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Midway
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Wasatch County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,465 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midway <4>
    • Heber City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Charleston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
      • Charleston is located in Wasatch County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
    • Daniel
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Independence
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Altus ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Altus.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

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.

While we didn't find Altus in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Altus.

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

  • Snyderville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Atkinson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkinson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
    • Atkinson is located in Summit County
  • Garden City ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Garden City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Garden City is located in Salt Lake County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Garden City
    • From Altus to Garden City
  • Park City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Brighton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Alta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Wanship
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Fort Douglas
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Sugar House ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sugar House. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar House
    • Sugar House is located in Salt Lake County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Sugar House
    • From Altus to Sugar House
  • Rockport ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
    • Rockport is located in Summit County
    • Former names for Rockport:
    • Crandall
    • Enoch City
    • Rock Fort
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Rockport
    • From Altus to Rockport
  • Williams
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
    • Williams is located in Salt Lake County
  • Cottonwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Millcreek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millcreek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millcreek
      • Millcreek is located in Salt Lake County
    • Peoa
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peoa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoa
      • Peoa is located in Summit County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peoa <4>
    • Hoytsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Altus ...

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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Altus.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Altus, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Altus.

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 websites either 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 Altus:

The official website for Summit County: www.co.summit.ut.us/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Altus, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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- Altus) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Altus. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7527, Longitude: -111.6183    









 

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