A visit to the Masondia 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 Masondia Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Masondia Cemetery:
33.0307, -92.8321
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Masondia Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Masondia Cemetery is located in Union County<2>.
The county seat for Union County is located in El Dorado. El Dorado lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the Masondia Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Masondia Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Masondia Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Masondia Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Three Creeks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Three Creeks Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Creeks Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Andrews Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- El Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The El Bethel Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Bethel Cemetery
- Jolly Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Jolly Chapel Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolly Chapel Cemetery
- Scotland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Scotland Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Hope Cemetery is located 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the southwest of El Dorado.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55336 <5>
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove Cemetery
- Fellowship Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Roselawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Roselawn Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn Cemetery
- Community Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Community Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Community Cemetery
- Graceland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Graceland Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
- Wesson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Wesson Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesson Cemetery
- Beulah Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Beulah Grove Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Masondia Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Masondia Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Scotland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Scotland is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Wards Mill ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wards Mill is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wards Mill
- Junction City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Junction City is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Junction City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Junction City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- Dodge City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dodge City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
- Summerfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Summerfield is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Blanchard Springs ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Blanchard Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard Springs
- Gordon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gordon is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Lillie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Weldon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Weldon is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Spearsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- El Dorado
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Lisbon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cane Ridge ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cane Ridge is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Ridge
- Pisgah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pisgah is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Dumas City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dumas City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas City
- Lisbon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lisbon is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Bernice
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Haynesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Arizona
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Arizona is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arizona
- Homer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Homer is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,789 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <6>
- Hico
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hico is located in Lincoln Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Mount Holly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Village is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village
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 Masondia Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Union County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Masondia Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bernice
- El Dorado
- Emerson
- Haynesville
- Homer
- Junction City
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 either 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 Masondia Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Union 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 Masondia Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #60943 (Masondia Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #60943 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: Union
- Est. Elev: 66 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wesson
- Location given for Masondia Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.0306945 Lon: -92.832104
- 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 Arkansas' counties, including Union, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Masondia 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. |