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:
33.4754, -86.9600
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 Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Birmingham. Birmingham lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Mason Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Mason Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mason Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Grove UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Joley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Joley Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joley Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Union Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oakdale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Oakdale Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
- Valhalla Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Valhalla Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valhalla Cemetery
- The Valhalla Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Birmingham.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26853 <5>
- Highland Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brighton Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Brighton Memorial Gardens is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton Memorial Gardens
- The Brighton Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Brighton Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Oakland Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Lakeview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Lakeview Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
- Beth-El Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Beth-El Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth-El Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- George Washington Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Village Falls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Village Falls Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Falls Cemetery
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- Virginia Mines Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Virginia Mines Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Mines Cemetery
- Valley Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Valley Creek Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Creek Cemetery
- Shadowlawn Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Grace Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The New Grace Hill Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Grace Hill Cemetery
- The New Grace Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Birmingham.
- The New Grace Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grace Hill Cemetery
- New Grace Hill Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23071 <5>
- Elmwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- The Elmwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Birmingham.
- The Elmwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Elm Leaf Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22674 <5>
- Roberts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Roberts Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Fraternal Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Fraternal Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraternal Cemetery
- Crumley Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Crumley Chapel Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumley Chapel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Mason Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mason Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dolomite
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Westfield ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Westfield is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Pleasant Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Industrial City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Industrial City is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industrial City
- Brighton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Midfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fairfield Village is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Village
- Fairfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wylam
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wylam is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylam
- Lipscomb
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lipscomb is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,110 people
- Winetka
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Winetka is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winetka
- Roosevelt - Cairo Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- McDonald Chapel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- McDonald Chapel is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Chapel
- Edgewater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Edgewater is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- Blue Creek Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Blue Creek Junction is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Creek Junction
- Duncan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Duncan is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Ensley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ensley is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensley
- Minor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Minor is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- Concord
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Concord is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Hueytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Jonesboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Old Jonesboro is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jonesboro
- Bessemer
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Maytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Maytown is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Ishkooda
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ishkooda is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ishkooda
- West End
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West End is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
- Pratt Mines ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pratt Mines is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Mines
- Sylvan Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mulga
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mulga is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 798 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mulga <6>
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. The following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mason Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bessemer
- Ensley
- Hueytown
- Pratt Mines - Historic
- Wylam
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Jefferson 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 #122361 (Mason Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #122361 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 191 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bessemer
- Location given for Mason Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.4753854 Lon: -86.9599932
- 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 Jefferson, 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 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |