Illinois, Effingham County
Where Altamont's records are kept. Altamont has its own city government, police department and public library; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Altamont's own offices, along with State of Illinois offices; the Effingham County offices are on our Effingham County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Police & jail
Illinois' state prison agency, with links to the Individual in Custody Search, victim notification, wanted fugitives, sex offender information and Freedom of Information Act requests.
Open official site Illinois Department of CorrectionsFederal
Census Bureau profile of Altamont city, Illinois on data.census.gov: 2,216 people at the 2020 Census, $75,510 median household income, and tables on education, jobs, housing, health coverage and families.
Open official site U.S. Census Bureau Profile (data.census.gov)State records
The Illinois State Archives in Springfield keeps state government records and offers online databases, digital collections and research visits for historical and genealogy work.
Open official site Illinois State ArchivesCounty court
Covers southern Illinois from the Melvin Price Federal Courthouse in East St. Louis and a second office in Benton, posting opinions, court calendars, local rules, general orders and forms.
Open official site U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of IllinoisCounty court
Official site of the Illinois Judicial Branch, with Supreme and Appellate Court news and opinions, a Find Your Court guide to each county, e-FileIL information and Re:SearchIL for documents filed through eFileIL.
Open official site Illinois CourtsVital records
Handles mailed requests for Illinois birth and death records, which take about 12 weeks; death records go only to people with a personal or property interest, and marriage copies come from county clerks.
Open official site Illinois Department of Public Health Division of Vital RecordsPolice & jail
Keeps Illinois criminal history records tied to more than five million fingerprint files; people review or challenge their own record through a Live Scan Access and Review request, and the Joliet office requires appointments.
Open official site Illinois State Police Bureau of IdentificationPolice & jail
Names people wanted on fugitive warrants issued at the request of the Illinois Department of Corrections; tips about where they are go to a toll free line, and information from the public stays confidential.
Open official site Illinois Department of Corrections Wanted FugitivesPolice & jail
The Illinois State Police posts every sex offender required to register, except adjudicated juveniles, with name, birth date and address, and maps murderer and violent offender against youth registrants as well.
Open official site Illinois State Police Sex Offender RegistrationCity records
City of Altamont at 202 N. 2nd Street, an Effingham County city of about 2,300, with an online payment center, community calendar, drinking water quality report and mosquito spraying schedule.
Open official site City of AltamontPolice & jail
Law enforcement services 202 N. Second Street Altamont, IL. 62411 Phone: (618) 483-6219
Open official site Altamont Public SafetyCity records
Reference materials and research assistance 121 W Washington Ave Altamont, IL 62411-1451 Phone: (618) 483-5457
Open official site Altamont Public LibraryEverything else, organized
10 more Altamont sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Altamont, a place of 2,216 people, is in Effingham County, whose county seat is Effingham. Court and property records sit with Effingham County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Illinois. Altamont's own offices are in the cards above, and our Effingham County page lists each county office.
Abandoned mine records
What the records show here, and the office that holds the mine maps.
Altamont sits over the Eastern Region and the coal there is medium and high volatile bituminous, worked underground in many places. The USGS coal fields map is drawn at a small scale, so it shows the ground, not a parcel.
Nothing at all is on record inside the town limits: no mine, no shaft, no adit and no pit. That is what the files say, and it is not a clearance. Those files record a working only where one was catalogued or drawn on a survey sheet, and on coal ground the sheets are thin: the maps that show the rooms and the pillars are held by ISGS Coal Mines in Illinois Viewer (ILMINES) and that office is where to ask for them.
Illinois abandoned mine maps ranks every county and town in the state by the workings recorded inside it, names the office that holds the mine maps, and says what to do if the ground moves.
Disclaimer: The mine information here is for general information only. Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there. Check with the mine map office named here before you rely on it, and have a qualified engineer look at any ground you are worried about. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.
Straight answers
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Voter registration in Illinois is run by the Illinois State Board of Elections and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, online voter registration, polling places and the local election office for Altamont.
Deeds for property in Altamont are recorded by the Effingham County office that records deeds, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Effingham County page lists the county offices.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Illinois come from the state vital records office, Illinois Division of Vital Records. Its site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.
Same county
Use the city page when a record was created by a municipal police department or city office; use the county page for courts, deeds, vital records and jail custody.