A visit to the Altz 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 Altz Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Altz Cemetery:
38.4718, -81.6726
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Altz Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Altz Cemetery is located in Kanawha County<2>.
The county seat for Kanawha County is located in Charleston. Charleston lies just to the south southeast of the Altz Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Altz Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Altz Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Altz Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Goff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Goff Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goff Cemetery
- Good Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Good Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Cemetery
- Floral Hills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Floral Hills Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Hills Cemetery
- McClanahan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The McClanahan Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClanahan Cemetery
- Sam Derrick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Sam Derrick Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sam Derrick Cemetery
- Thaxton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Thaxton Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thaxton Cemetery
- Rocky Fork Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rocky Fork Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Fork Cemetery
- Monk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Monk Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monk Cemetery
- Hanes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hanes Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanes Cemetery
- Fisher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lanham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Lanham Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham Cemetery
- Tyler Mtn. Memory Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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- Casdorph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Casdorph Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casdorph Cemetery
- Layne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Layne Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layne Cemetery
- Vandine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Vandine Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandine Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Vandine Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Sissonville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80179 <5>
- John Beane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The John Beane Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Beane Cemetery
- The John Beane Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beane Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #172253 <5>
- Sissonville Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Sissonville Memorial Gardens is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sissonville Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sissonville Memorial Gardens is located outside and to the southeast of Sissonville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1168153 <5>
- Albert E. Humphreys Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Albert E. Humphreys Memorial Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albert E. Humphreys Memorial Cemetery
- The Albert E. Humphreys Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Humphreys Cemetery
- Humphries Memorial - Sissonville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #196918 <5>
- Crank Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Crank Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crank Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- Lane Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lane Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
- Burdette - Walker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cavender Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Cavender Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavender Cemetery
- Newhouser Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Newhouser Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhouser Cemetery
- Milam Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Milam Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milam Cemetery
- Dawson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dawson Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Altz Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Altz Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Legg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Legg is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg
- Sissonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Lanes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Elk is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
- Aarons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Aarons is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons
- Raymond City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Raymond City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond City
- Poca
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jefferson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Dunbar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Charleston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Charleston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Airport Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Airport Village is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
- Airport Village has also been known as:
- Airport
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Big Chimney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Big Chimney is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Chimney
- Sigman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
- Nitro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sattes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sattes is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattes
- Rock Lake Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Lake Village is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lake Village
- Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- South Ruffner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- South Ruffner is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ruffner
- Wills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wills is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills
- Romance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Romance is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Bancroft
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bancroft is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Morgans Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Morgans Landing is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Landing
- Saint Albans
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jarretts Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jarretts Ford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarretts Ford
- Elkview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Island Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Branch
- Paradise
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
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 Altz Cemetery. The following communities are located in Kanawha County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Altz Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Charleston
- Cross Lanes
- Dunbar
- Nitro
- Saint Albans
- South Charleston
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Altz Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Kanawha 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 Altz Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1534900 (Altz Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1534900 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: Kanawha
- Est. Elev: 238 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pocatalico
- Location given for Altz Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.4717604 Lon: -81.6726272
- 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 West Virginia's counties, including Kanawha, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Altz 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |