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:
34.7329, -87.1075
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 Limestone County<2>.
The county seat for Limestone County is located in Athens. Athens 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 26 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Mason Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mason Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Benford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Benford Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benford Cemetery
- Riddle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Riddle Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle Cemetery
- Ripley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Ripley Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley Cemetery
- Gordon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Gordon Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Cemetery
- Binford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Binford Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binford Cemetery
- Proctor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Proctor Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor Cemetery
- Poplar Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Poplar Creek Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek Cemetery
- Poplar Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Poplar Creek Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Round Island Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Round Island Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Island Cemetery
- Farrow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Farrow Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrow Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Yarbrough Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Yarbrough Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarbrough Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Hardy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hardy Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Cemetery
- Locklayer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Locklayer Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locklayer Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Clardy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Clardy Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clardy Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Flower Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Flower Hill Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flower Hill Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Hatchett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hatchett Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchett Cemetery
- Malone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Malone Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Cemetery
- Sunny Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Sunny Hill Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill Cemetery
- Valley View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Valley View Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mason Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mason Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ripley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ripley is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Poplar Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Hillsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tanner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lentzville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lentzville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
- Orrville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Orrville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
- Cairo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cairo is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Trinity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Harris Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Athens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dells Vista Shores
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dells Vista Shores is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dells Vista Shores
- Moulton Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Moulton Heights is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton Heights
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Confluence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Confluence is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Simpson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Country Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Country Village is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- North Courtland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- North Courtland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Courtland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Austinville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Austinville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Decatur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Decatur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
- Former names for Decatur:
- Albany
- New Decatur
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <5>
- Garner ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Garner is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Hay's Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Estep ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Estep is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Rogersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
- Former name for Rogersville:
- Rodgersville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <5>
- Chalybeate Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Russell Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Russell Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Village
- Belle Mina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Belle Mina is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Mina
- Fairmount
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fairmount is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
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 Limestone County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mason Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Athens
- Courtland
- Decatur
- Rogersville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 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 Limestone 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 #122362 (Mason Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #122362 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: Limestone
- Est. Elev: 190 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Jones Crossroads
- Location given for Mason Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7328672 Lon: -87.1075131
- 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 Limestone, 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |