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A visit to the Mason 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 Mason Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mason Cemetery:

31.1555, -86.7344

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mason Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Mason Cemetery is located in Escambia County<2>.

The county seat for Escambia County is located in Brewton. Brewton lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the west of the Mason Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Mason Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Mason Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mason Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • McGowin Ferry Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The McGowin Ferry Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGowin Ferry Cemetery
  • Foshee Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Foshee Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foshee Cemetery
  • McGowin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The McGowin Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGowin Cemetery
  • Mancill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mancill Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mancill Cemetery
  • Hoomesville Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Damascus Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Damascus Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus Cemetery
  • Sam McGowin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Sam McGowin Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sam McGowin Cemetery
  • Feagin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Feagin Cemetery is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feagin Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
  • Old Bradley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Old Bradley Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bradley Cemetery
  • Bradley Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Still Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Still Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Elim Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Elim Cemetery is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elim Cemetery
    • Blackwater Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Blackwater Cemetery is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater Cemetery
    • Rock Creek Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Union Hill Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Johnston Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Johnston Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Cemetery
    • Johnston Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Johnston Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Cemetery
    • Rock Creek Church Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Wing Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Wing Cemetery is located in Covington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wing Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Wing
      • The Wing Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Wing Missionary Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2281632 <5>
    • Beda Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Beda Cemetery is located in Covington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beda Cemetery
    • Garwin Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Garwin Cemetery is located in Covington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwin Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Mason Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mason Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Brooklyn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Brooklyn is located in Conecuh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
  • Bradley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Bradley is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
  • Roberts
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Roberts is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
  • Falco
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Falco is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falco
  • Wing
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Wing is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
  • Paul
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Paul is located in Conecuh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
  • Johnsonville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Johnsonville is located in Conecuh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
  • Belandville ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Belandville is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belandville
  • Carolina
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Carolina is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
  • Red Oak
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Red Oak is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
  • Mount Union
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Mount Union is located in Conecuh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
  • Libertyville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Libertyville is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • River Falls
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • River Falls is located in Covington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
    • Nymph
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Nymph is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nymph
    • Centerville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Centerville is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Andalusia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Red Level
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Red Level is located in Covington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
    • East Brewton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Otahite ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Otahite is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otahite
    • Jay Villa ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jay Villa is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay Villa
    • Castleberry
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Castleberry is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleberry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
    • Riverview
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Riverview is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
    • Old Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Old Town is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
    • Laurel Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Sparta ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Sparta is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
      • Sparta has also been known as:
      • Old Sparta
    • Brewton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)

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 Mason Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Escambia County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mason Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Mason Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Alabama:
  • Pages specific to Escambia 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 Mason Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #160052  (Mason Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #160052 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: Escambia
      • Est. Elev: 71 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Dixie
      • Location given for Mason Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.1554526     Lon: -86.7344047
      • 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 Alabama's counties, including Escambia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mason 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.
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