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:
37.1698, -88.7306
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 Massac County<2>.
The county seat for Massac County is located in Metropolis. Metropolis lies just to the south of the Masonic Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Masonic Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Masonic Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Masonic Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Massac Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bumgardner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Bumgardner Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumgardner Cemetery
- Round Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Round Spring Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Spring Cemetery
- Liberty Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hopper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hopper Cemetery is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopper Cemetery
- Murray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Murray Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Cemetery
- Kennedy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Kennedy Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Cemetery
- Aikins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Aikins Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aikins Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Palestine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
- Kingston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Kingston Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Cemetery
- Morse Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Morse Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Martin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Westerman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Westerman Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerman Cemetery
- Armstrong Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
- Kirkendall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Kirkendall Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkendall Cemetery
- Brewer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Brewer Cemetery is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer Cemetery
- Cowlin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Cowlin Cemetery is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowlin Cemetery
- Stanley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Stanley Cemetery is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Cemetery
- Pell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Pell Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pell Cemetery
- Wilkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilkins Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins 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:
- Metropolis
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Massac City
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Massac City is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac City
- Grahamville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Grahamville is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville
- West Paducah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brookport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Joppa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cimota City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cimota City is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimota City
- West Future City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Future City is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Future City
- Future City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Future City is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- Paducah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ragland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ragland is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
- Woodville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lone Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lone Oak is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Shady Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Kevil
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Columbia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- New Columbia is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbia
- Camelia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Camelia is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelia
- Massac
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Massac is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac
- Hendron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hendron is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendron
- Unionville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Unionville is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Big Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Big Bay is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bay
- Ceredo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ceredo is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceredo
- Reevesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Reevesville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reevesville
- Bandana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bandana is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandana
- Oakdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oakdale is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
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 Massac County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Masonic Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brookport
- Joppa
- Metropolis
- Paducah
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 Illinois:
- Pages specific to Massac 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 #1821537 (Masonic Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1821537 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: Massac
- Est. Elev: 110 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Metropolis
- Location given for Masonic Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1697765 Lon: -88.7306091
- 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 Illinois' counties, including Massac, 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- 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |