A visit to the Alton Reformed 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 Reformed Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Alton Reformed Cemetery:
43.6758, -88.7934
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Alton Reformed Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Alton Reformed Cemetery is located in Fond du Lac County<2>.
The county seat for Fond du Lac County is located in Fond du Lac. Fond du Lac lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Alton Reformed Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Alton Reformed Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Alton Reformed Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- West Alto Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The West Alto Cemetery is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Alto Cemetery
- Forest Mound Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Forest Mound Cemetery is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mound Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Brandon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Brandon Cemetery is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Cemetery
- Wood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Wood Cemetery is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
- Union Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Union Prairie Cemetery is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Prairie Cemetery
- Round Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Round Prairie Cemetery is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Prairie Cemetery
- Fairwater Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairwater Cemetery is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairwater Cemetery
- State Prison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The State Prison Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Prison Cemetery
- Cattaraugus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Cattaraugus Cemetery is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattaraugus Cemetery
- Wedge Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wedge Prairie Cemetery is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedge Prairie Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Mackford Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kelley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Kelley Cemetery is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Cemetery
- Trenton Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Norwegian Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Reeds Corners Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Reeds Corners Cemetery is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Corners Cemetery
- Swatz Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Swatz Family Cemetery is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swatz Family Cemetery
- Tichora Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Tichora Cemetery is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tichora Cemetery
- Highland Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Atwater Community Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rock River Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Rock River Cemetery is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock River Cemetery
- East Ladoga Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The East Ladoga Cemetery is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ladoga Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Alton Reformed Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Alton Reformed Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Waupun
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Waupun is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waupun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,271 people
- Brandon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Brandon is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
- Fairwater
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairwater is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairwater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Ladoga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ladoga is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladoga
- Utley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Utley is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utley
- Metomen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Metomen is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metomen
- Atwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Atwater is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwater
- Fox Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fox Lake is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,440 people
- Rosendale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rosendale is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,026 people
- West Rosendale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- West Rosendale is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rosendale
- Markesan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Markesan is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markesan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
- Ripon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ripon is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,844 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Burnett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Burnett is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Oakfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Oakfield is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- Woodhull
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Woodhull is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhull
- Eldorado
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eldorado is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Friesland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Friesland is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Randolph
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
- Green Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Green Lake is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
- Beaver Dam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Beaver Dam is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,303 people
- Kekoskee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kekoskee is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kekoskee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 891 people
- Brownsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Brownsville is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Minnesota Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Minnesota Junction is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Junction
- Knowles
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Knowles is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles
- Pickett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pickett is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett
- Kingston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Kingston is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
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 Reformed Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fond du Lac County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Alton Reformed Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beaver Dam
- Fairwater
- Fox Lake
- Kingston
- Markesan
- Randolph
- Ripon
- Rosendale
- Waupun
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 Reformed Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Fond du Lac 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 Reformed Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1845717 (Alton Reformed Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1845717 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: Fond du Lac
- Est. Elev: 294 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brandon
- Location given for Alton Reformed Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.6758196 Lon: -88.7934425
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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 Wisconsin's counties, including Fond du Lac, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Alton Reformed 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. |