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Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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

Lat:   41.4498°   (41° 26' 59")

Lon:   -89.4552°   (-89° 27' 18")

The Mason Cemetery is located in Bureau County<1>.

The county seat for Bureau County is located in Princeton. Princeton lies just to the south of the Mason Cemetery .

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 helpful 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 Illinois:
  • Pages specific to Bureau County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Mason Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Mason Cemetery.

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

    • Limerick
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limerick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
      • Limerick is located in Bureau County
    • Dover
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Dover is located in Bureau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <4>
    • Kasbeer
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kasbeer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasbeer
      • Kasbeer is located in Bureau County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kasbeer <4>
    • Malden
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
      • Malden is located in Bureau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malden <4>
    • Princeton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Ohio
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ohio have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
      • Ohio is located in Bureau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 475 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ohio <4>
    • Zearing
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zearing
      • Zearing is located in Bureau County
    • Van Orin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Orin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Orin
      • Van Orin is located in Bureau County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Orin <4>
    • Wyanet
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyanet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyanet
      • Wyanet is located in Bureau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyanet <4>
    • Hollowayville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollowayville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowayville
      • Hollowayville is located in Bureau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
    • Arlington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
      • Arlington is located in Bureau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <4>
    • La Moille
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Walnut
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Tiskilwa
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiskilwa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiskilwa
        • Tiskilwa is located in Bureau County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 760 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tiskilwa <4>
      • Bureau Junction
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bureau Junction
        • Bureau Junction is located in Bureau County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
        • Bureau Junction has also been known as:
        • Bureau
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bureau Junction <4>
      • De Pue
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Pue have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pue
        • De Pue is located in Bureau County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
      • Seatonville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seatonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seatonville
        • Seatonville is located in Bureau County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 293 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seatonville <4>
      • Manlius
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Ottville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottville
        • Ottville is located in Bureau County
      • Cherry
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry
        • Cherry is located in Bureau County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherry <4>
      • Ladd
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd
        • Ladd is located in Bureau County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,184 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ladd <4>
      • Buda
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buda have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buda
        • Buda is located in Bureau County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buda <4>
      • New Bedford
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bedford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
        • New Bedford is located in Bureau County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Bedford <4>
      • Sheffield
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheffield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
        • Sheffield is located in Bureau County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 855 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheffield <4>
      • Hennepin
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hennepin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hennepin
        • Hennepin is located in Putnam County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hennepin <4>
      • Dalzell
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dalzell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalzell
        • Dalzell is located in Bureau County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dalzell <4>

    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 Bureau County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Mason Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Limerick Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Limerick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Limerick Cemetery is located in Bureau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Limerick Cemetery
    • Heatons Point Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Prairie Repose Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Repose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Prairie Repose Cemetery is located in Bureau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Repose Cemetery
    • Dover Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dover Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dover Cemetery is located in Bureau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dover Cemetery
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Bureau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
    • Woodlawn - Stoner Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Elm Lawn Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Malden Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Malden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Malden Cemetery is located in Bureau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Malden Cemetery
    • Corss Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Corss Cemetery is located in Bureau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corss Cemetery
    • Oakland Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Bureau County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakland Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Princeton.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107273 <6>
    • Roggy Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roggy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Roggy Cemetery is located in Bureau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roggy Cemetery
    • Sapp Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Sapp Cemetery is located in Bureau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sapp Cemetery
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • North Prairie Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The North Prairie Cemetery is located in Bureau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Prairie Cemetery
      • Ohio Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ohio Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ohio Cemetery is located in Bureau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ohio Cemetery
      • Union Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Union Cemetery is located in Bureau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Aldrich Family Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aldrich Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Aldrich Family Cemetery is located in Bureau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aldrich Family Cemetery
      • Triplett Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • County Home Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the County Home Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The County Home Cemetery is located in Bureau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Home Cemetery
      • Jenkins - Green Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jenkins - Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Jenkins - Green Cemetery is located in Bureau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jenkins - Green Cemetery
      • Forest Hill Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Bureau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
      • Van Orin Repose Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Van Orin Repose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Van Orin Repose Cemetery is located in Bureau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Orin Repose Cemetery

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

    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 #413101  (Mason Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #413101 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Princeton North
      • County: Bureau         Elev: 215
      • Location given for GNIS #413101 (Mason Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Bureau, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Mason Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4498, Longitude: -89.4552    
    <3>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.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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.
    <7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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