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:
39.6000, -88.5589
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 Moultrie County<2>.
The county seat for Moultrie County is located in Sullivan. Sullivan lies just to the west 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 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Masonic Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Masonic Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hagerman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hagerman Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerman Cemetery
- Purvis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Purvis Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purvis Cemetery
- Bolin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Bolin Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolin Cemetery
- Jonathon Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Greenhill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Greenhill Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhill Cemetery
- French Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The French Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Cemetery
- Seass Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Seass Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seass Cemetery
- Camfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Camfield Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camfield Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Souther Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Souther Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souther Cemetery
- Hampton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Whitfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Whitfield Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield Cemetery
- Lynn Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Lynn Creek Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Creek Cemetery
- Zoar Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Zoar Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar Cemetery
- Keller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Keller Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller Cemetery
- The Keller Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kellar Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106424 <5>
- Pea Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Pea Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Cemetery
- Moultrie County Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Old Lynn Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ellis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Yoder Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Yoder Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Sullivan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Allenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Allenville is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Cadwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cadwell is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadwell
- Cushman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cushman is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
- Coles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coles is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles
- Dunn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dunn is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- Cooks Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cooks Mills is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
- Lovington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Arthur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gays
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bethany
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Findlay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Windsor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dorans
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dorans is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorans
- Chesterville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chesterville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
- Mattoon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Humboldt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lake City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lake City is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Hammond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Burrowsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Burrowsville is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Sexson Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sexson Corner is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexson Corner
- Magnet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Magnet is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Arcola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Atwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Middlesworth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Middlesworth is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesworth
- Lintner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lintner is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lintner
- Garrett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Garrett is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Dalton City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Moultrie County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Masonic Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arcola
- Arthur
- Atwood
- Bethany
- Dalton City
- Findlay
- Hammond
- Lovington
- Mattoon
- Sullivan
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Masonic Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Moultrie 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 #1984104 (Masonic Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1984104 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: Moultrie
- Est. Elev: 195 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sullivan
- Location given for Masonic Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6000339 Lon: -88.5589473
- 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 Moultrie, 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. |