A visit to the Alton Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Alton Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Alton Cemetery (FG ID #77135).
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Alton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Alton Cemetery:
37.4321, -112.4896
The Alton Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Alton.
The cemetery is located in Kane County<2>.
The county seat for Kane County is located in Kanab. Kanab lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the south of the Alton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Alton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 28 miles [45.1 km] of the Alton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Alton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Roundy / Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Roundy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bryce Woodlands Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glendale City Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harris Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stewart Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Orderville Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hatch City Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsdale Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Elijah Averett Gravesite
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Johnson Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Georgetown Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cannonville Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kanab Pioneer Park Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Kanab City Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Tropic Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Panguitch City Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Loseeville Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Henrieville Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Alton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Alton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Alton
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Long Valley Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Glendale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Asay ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Duck Creek Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Orderville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clarkdale ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carmel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hatch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Carmel Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Panguitch Lake Resort
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Bryce Canyon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bryce Canyon City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Georgetown ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Clifton ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cannonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Tropic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Alton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kane County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Alton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Alton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Utah:
- Pages specific to Kane County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Alton Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #77135
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1438184 (Alton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1438184 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Kane
- Est. Elev: 2127 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Alton
- Location given for Alton Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.4319268 Lon: -112.4896525
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Kane, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Alton Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |