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A visit to the Masonic 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 Masonic Cemetery ...

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

41.4648, -72.8323

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

The Masonic Cemetery is located in New Haven County<2>.

Open a Google Map centered on the Masonic Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Masonic Cemetery.<4>

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

  • In Memoriam Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The In Memoriam Cemetery is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for In Memoriam Cemetery
  • St. Casimir's Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Marcus Cooke Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Cheshire Hillside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Cheshire Hillside Cemetery is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire Hillside Cemetery
    • The Cheshire Hillside Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hillside Cemetery
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Walnut Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
  • St. Laurents Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The St. Laurents Cemetery is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Laurents Cemetery
  • New St. Bridget Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Carmel Burying Ground
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mt. Carmel Burying Ground is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Burying Ground
    • The Mt. Carmel Burying Ground has also been known as:
    • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640500 <5>
  • Burying Ground 1720
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Burying Ground 1720 is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burying Ground 1720
  • St. Stanislaus Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Stanislaus Cemetery is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stanislaus Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Stanislaus Cemetery is located in Meriden.
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Broad Street Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Broad Street Cemetery is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Street Cemetery
    • Cheshire Street Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Center Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Center Cemetery is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
    • New Center Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The New Center Cemetery is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Center Cemetery
      • The New Center Cemetery has also been known as:
      • New North Haven Center Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103257 <5>
    • Old Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Old Cemetery is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cemetery
      • The Old Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old Center Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103538 <5>
    • Northford Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Northford Cemetery is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northford Cemetery
    • Gethsemane Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Gethsemane Cemetery is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane Cemetery
    • East Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The East Cemetery is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cemetery
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
    • Meriden Hebrew Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Meriden Hebrew Cemetery is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden Hebrew Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Masonic Cemetery.

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

  • Wallingford
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Wallingford
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Wallingford is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,076 people
  • Yalesville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Quinnipiac ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Quinnipiac is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinnipiac
  • South Meriden
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • South Meriden is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Meriden
  • Clintonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Clintonville is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
  • Autumn HIll
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Autumn HIll is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autumn HIll
  • Cheshire
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cheshire is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,806 people
  • Cheshire
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Brooksvale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Brooksvale is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksvale
  • North Haven
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • North Haven
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • North Haven is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Haven
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,556 people
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Northford
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Meriden
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Meriden is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,981 people
    • Meriden
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • West Cheshire
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • West Cheshire is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cheshire
    • Hamden
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hamden is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,294 people
    • Hamden
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Davidsons Corner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Davidsons Corner is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidsons Corner
    • Durham
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Durham is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,137 people
    • Milldale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Durham
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Middlefield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Middlefield is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,350 people
    • Middlefield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Prospect
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Prospect is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,755 people

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 Masonic Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in New Haven County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Masonic Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Connecticut:
  • Pages specific to New Haven 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 Masonic Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #208759  (Masonic Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #208759 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: New Haven
      • Est. Elev: 16 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Wallingford
      • Location given for Masonic Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.4648195     Lon: -72.8323222
      • 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 Connecticut's counties, including New Haven, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Masonic 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.