Altamont Public Library
121 West Washington
Altamont, IL 62411
618-483-5457
If you are interested in finding information about your ancestry or
information about the town of Altamont come to the Altamont Public Library.
We have a nice genealogy department which includes:
The Altamont News from 1887-Present
Copy of all Altamont histories
Cemetery records for all Effingham county cemeteries
Tombstone inscriptions
Personal family histories that have been turned in
Histories of surrounding counties
Various immigration books
War pension files (1812, Indian, Civil War)
Genealogy Newsletters
We can order anything we don't have