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:
40.6089, -85.5036
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 Grant County<2>.
The county seat for Grant County is located in Marion. Marion lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west southwest 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 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Masonic Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Masonic Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Doyle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Doyle Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle Cemetery
- Farrville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Farrville Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrville Cemetery
- Cory Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Cory Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cory Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Landess Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Landess Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landess Cemetery
- Balsley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Balsley Cemetery is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsley Cemetery
- Burson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Burson Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burson Cemetery
- Gardens of Memory
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Gardens of Memory is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardens of Memory
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Puckett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Puckett Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Puckett Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Marion.
- The Puckett Cemetery has also been known as:
- Howe Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2135326 <5>
- Red Men Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Red Men Cemetery is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Men Cemetery
- The Red Men Cemetery has also been known as:
- Redmen Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86517 <5>
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Taylor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Purviance Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Purviance Cemetery is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purviance Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Atkinson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Atkinson Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Cemetery
- Batson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jones Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Marion National Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leffler Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Leffler Cemetery is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leffler Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright 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:
- Van Buren
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Van Buren is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Farrville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Farrville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrville
- Friendly Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Friendly Corner is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Corner
- Arcana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Arcana is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcana
- Warren
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Banquo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Banquo is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banquo
- Marion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gas City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Etna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Etna is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Upland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- River is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River
- Renner ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Renner is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Plum Tree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Plum Tree is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Tree
- Michaelsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Michaelsville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Jonesboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Monument City ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Monument City is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument City
- Majenica
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Majenica is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majenica
- Hartford City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mollie ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mollie is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Montpelier
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Keystone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Keystone is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- La Fontaine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- La Fontaine is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Fontaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Jalapa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jalapa is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Liberty Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Center is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Lincolnville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lincolnville is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
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 Grant County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Masonic Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gas City
- Hartford City
- Jonesboro
- La Fontaine
- Marion
- Montpelier
- Upland
- Van Buren
- Warren
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 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 Indiana:
- Pages specific to Grant 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 #438698 (Masonic Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #438698 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: Grant
- Est. Elev: 257 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Van Buren
- Location given for Masonic Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.608932 Lon: -85.5035845
- 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 Indiana's counties, including Grant, 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. |