Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Mount Alto (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Mount Alto. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Mount Alto ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mount Alto: Mt. Alto
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mount Alto. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Alto.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Mount Alto is located in Jackson County.
To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jackson County: Meigs (OH), Kanawha, Mason, Putnam, Roane, Wirt & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Mount Alto. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Alto:
- Jackson County (The home county of Mount Alto)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Alto, with the one closest to Mount Alto listed first.
- Millwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Millwood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Huntsville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Huntsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Angerona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
- Flatwoods
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Ravenswood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ripley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sherman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sherman is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Sandyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Skull Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Skull Run is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Run
- Wilding
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilding is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilding
- Fairplain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairplain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain
- Cabell County
- Crown City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crown City is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Kanawha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Alto, with the one closest to Mount Alto listed first.
- Sissonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Island Branch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Branch
- Legg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Legg is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg
- Nitro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mason County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Alto, with the one closest to Mount Alto listed first.
- Letart
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Letart is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart
- Baden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Baden is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Flatrock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Sassafras
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- New Haven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brighton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Leon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leon is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Hartford City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hartford City is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Arbuckle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Arbuckle is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Southside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Southside is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Clifton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Meadowbrook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Meadowbrook is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Alto, with the one closest to Mount Alto listed first.
- Pliny
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pliny is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pliny
- Buffalo
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Indian Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Indian Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Paradise
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Liberty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Sigman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
- Fraziers Bottom
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fraziers Bottom is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraziers Bottom
- Midway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Red House
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Eleanor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Winfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bancroft
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bancroft is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Alto, with the one closest to Mount Alto listed first.
- Flint Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Reedy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Reedy is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Zona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Cicerone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Spencer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Millard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Millard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Walton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wirt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Alto, with the one closest to Mount Alto listed first.
- Peewee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Windy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Lucile
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Palestine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Elizabeth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Alto, with the one closest to Mount Alto listed first.
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Wesley is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Eli
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eli is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
- Lubeck
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
- Pleasant View
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Washington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mineral Acres
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
- Mineral Wells
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Slate
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Slate is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
- Blennerhassett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Leachtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leachtown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown
- Athens County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Alto, with the one closest to Mount Alto listed first.
- Pratts Fork
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pratts Fork is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Fork
- Vanderhoof
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderhoof
- Coolville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Youba
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Youba is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youba
- Shade
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Carsey Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Carsey Town is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsey Town
- Guysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Guysville is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysville
- Beebe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Beebe is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
- Stewart
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Stewart is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Albany
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gallia County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Alto, with the one closest to Mount Alto listed first.
- Carlton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Cheshire
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Kyger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Gallipolis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Westbrook Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Westbrook Village is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Mills Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Kerr
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Bladen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bladen is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladen
- Eureka
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Rodney
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Wigner ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wigner is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigner
- Cora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cora is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
- Meigs County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Alto, with the one closest to Mount Alto listed first.
- Letart Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
- Plants
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Plants is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
- Dorcas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Racine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Spiller
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Spiller is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller
- Syracuse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Portland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bashan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
- Welshtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Middleport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pomeroy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Vinton County (OH)
- Wilkesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Washington County (OH)
- Redbush
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Redbush is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Alto, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Alto.
Cemeteries Near Mount Alto ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Alto.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Mount Alto - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Alto covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Alto, with the one closest to Mount Alto listed first.
- Ankrum Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sayre Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Blaine Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jackson County Memory Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Douglass Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Letart Falls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Plants Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Letart Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Evergreen Cemetery
- The Letart Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Evergreen Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (833 more) ...
- Baden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Baden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cossin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Mount Alto in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mount Alto.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Alto, with the one closest to Mount Alto listed first.
- School House ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- School House is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for School House
- Millwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Millwood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Apple Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Apple Grove is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Cottageville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cottageville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
- Ripley Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ripley Landing is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley Landing
- Huntsville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Huntsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Plants
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Plants is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
- Letart Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
- Letart
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Letart is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart
- Baden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Baden is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Providence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Providence is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Angerona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Saxon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Saxon is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxon
- Rollins
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rollins is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Antiquity
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Antiquity is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiquity
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Alto. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Alto.
Newspapers Published in Mount Alto ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Alto.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Alto, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Alto.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Mount Alto:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cabell County
- Kanawha County
- Mason County
- Putnam County
- Roane County
- Wirt County
- Wood County
- Athens County
- Gallia County
- Meigs County
- Vinton County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mount Alto, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mount Alto) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |