A visit to the Alton Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
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:
36.5724, -79.0031
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Alton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Alton Cemetery is located in Halifax County<2>.
The county seat for Halifax County is located in Halifax. Halifax lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north northeast 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 28 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Alton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Alton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Reaves - Riggsby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ephesus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Ephesus Cemetery is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus Cemetery
- Harmony UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
- New Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- New Ephesus Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Cross Road Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Cross Road Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Road Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Cross Road Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crossroads Cemetery
- Cunningham Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Cunningham Family Cemetery is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham Family Cemetery
- The Cunningham Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cuningham Family Cemetery
- Cunningham Cemetery
- Waverly Plantation Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2310319 <5>
- Baileys Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodsdale Methodist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mayo Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Black Walnut Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Black Walnut Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Walnut Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Chestnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodsdale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Woodsdale Cemetery is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsdale Cemetery
- Montague Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Montague Cemetery is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague Cemetery
- Bethel Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woody Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Woody Cemetery is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody Cemetery
- Calvary UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Calvary UMC Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary UMC Cemetery
- The Calvary UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Cemetery
- Calvary Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49659 <5>
- Whitt Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Zion Level Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Methodist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Allen Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Allen Family Cemetery is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Family Cemetery
- Allens Chapel Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shiloh Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Shiloh Church Cemetery is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Church Cemetery
- Cherry Hill UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Cherry Hill UMC Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill UMC Cemetery
- The Cherry Hill UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cherry Hill Cemetery
- Glenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 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 north)
- Harmony
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Cluster Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cluster Springs is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluster Springs
- Mayo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mayo is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Delila
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Delila is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delila
- Ceffo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ceffo is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceffo
- Semora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Elmo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elmo is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- South Boston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jones
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jones is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Milton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hicks Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hicks Village is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Village
- Westside Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Westside Village is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside Village
- Sutherlin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sutherlin is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherlin
- Roxboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Virgilina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Omega
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Omega is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Halifax
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Laurel Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Grove is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove
- Estelle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Estelle is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Leasburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whitt Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Whitt Town is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt Town
- Allensville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Allensville is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Banister Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Banister Town is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banister Town
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 Halifax County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Alton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Halifax
- Milton
- Roxboro
- South Boston
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 websites either 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 Virginia:
- Pages specific to Halifax 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1690096 (Alton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1690096 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: Halifax
- Est. Elev: 175 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Alton
- Location given for Alton Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5723618 Lon: -79.0030674
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Halifax, 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 drawn 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> | 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. |
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