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 ...
The Alton Cemetery is located in Upshur County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Beechtown Cemetery
- The Beechtown Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechtown Cemetery
- Brooks Hill Cemetery
- The Brooks Hill Cemetery is located in Upshur County
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- Chapel Cemetery
- The Chapel Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Cemetery
- Chestnut Flat Cemetery
- Gregory Cemetery
- The Gregory Cemetery is located in Upshur County
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- Hampton Cemetery
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hampton Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the south of Buckhannon.
- The Hampton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hampton UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2176771 <3>
- Helvetia Cemetery
- The Helvetia Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helvetia Cemetery
- Lanham Cemetery
- The Lanham Cemetery is located in Upshur County
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- Long Run Cemetery
- The Long Run Cemetery is located in Randolph County
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- Maher Cemetery
- The Maher Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maher Cemetery
- Marple Cemetery
- The Marple Cemetery is located in Upshur County
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- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Upshur County
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- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Upshur County
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- Mt. Zion Cemetery
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Upshur County
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- Pine Grove Cemetery
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Randolph County
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- Pleasant Dale Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Upshur County
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- Rice Cemetery
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Upshur County
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- Rock Cave Cemetery
- The Rock Cave Cemetery is located in Upshur County
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- Ross Cemetery
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Upshur County
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- Simmons Cemetery
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Upshur County
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- Slab Camp Cemetery
- The Slab Camp Cemetery is located in Upshur County
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- Tenmile Cemetery
- The Tenmile Cemetery is located in Upshur County
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- Westfall Cemetery
- The Westfall Cemetery is located in Upshur County
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- To give a relative sense of its location, the Westfall Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the southeast of Buckhannon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2175289 <3>
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] of the Alton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Abbott
- Abbott is located in Upshur County
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- Adrian
- Adrian is located in Upshur County
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- Alexander
- Alexander is located in Upshur County
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- Alton
- Alton is located in Upshur County
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- Beans Mill
- Beans Mill is located in Upshur County
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- Cassity
- Cassity is located in Randolph County
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- Cleveland
- Excelsior
- Excelsior is located in Upshur County
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- Florence ‑ Historic
- Florence is located in Randolph County
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- Frenchton
- Frenchton is located in Upshur County
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- Goshen
- Goshen is located in Upshur County
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- Helvetia
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hoover Town
- Hoover Town is located in Upshur County
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- Kanawha Head
- Kanawha Head is located in Upshur County
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- Midvale
- Midvale is located in Randolph County
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- Overhill
- Overhill is located in Upshur County
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- Pickens
- Queens
- Queens is located in Upshur County
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- Reger
- Reger is located in Upshur County
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- Rock Cave
- Rock Cave is located in Upshur County
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- Sago
- Sago is located in Upshur County
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- Sand Run
- Sand Run is located in Upshur County
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- Sellers ‑ Historic
- Sellers is located in Upshur County
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- Tallmansville
- Tenmile
- Tenmile is located in Upshur County
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- Wilsontown
- Wilsontown is located in Upshur County
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For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 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 West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Upshur 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 #1534899 (Alton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1534899 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: Upshur
- Est. Elev: 645 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Alton
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Upshur, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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 Cemetery) 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. |
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