A visit to the Mason 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 Mason Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mason Cemetery:
36.6998, -83.8027
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mason Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mason Cemetery is located in Bell County<2>.
The county seat for Bell County is located in Pineville. Pineville lies just to the northeast of the Mason Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mason Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Mason Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mason Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Fox Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Head Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Head Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Bratcher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Bratcher Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratcher Cemetery
- Detherage Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Detherage Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detherage Cemetery
- Chenoa Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Chenoa Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenoa Cemetery
- Partin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Partin Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partin Cemetery
- The Partin Cemetery has also been known as:
- W.A. Partin Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2338582 <5>
- Shelton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
- Carroll Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Carroll Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Cemetery
- Old Carroll Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Old Carroll Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Carroll Cemetery
- Partin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Peavier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Peavier Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavier Cemetery
- Goodin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Goodin Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodin Cemetery
- Tinsley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Tinsley Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsley Cemetery
- Browns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Browns Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Cemetery
- Browns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Browns Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Partin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mason Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mason Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ingram
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ingram is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Wheeler
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wheeler is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Warren
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Warren is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Capito
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Capito is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capito
- Edgewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Edgewood is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Trosper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Trosper is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trosper
- Yellow Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Yellow Creek is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Premier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Premier is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Premier
- Stony Fork Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Fork Junction is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork Junction
- Middlesboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wasioto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wasioto is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasioto
- Pineville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fourmile
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fourmile is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile
- Frakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Frakes is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frakes
- Fonde
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fonde is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonde
- Dorton Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dorton Branch is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorton Branch
- Bryants Store
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bryants Store is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryants Store
- Siler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Siler is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler
- Pearl
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pearl is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Artemus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Artemus is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artemus
- Pruden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pruden is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruden
- Pruden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pruden is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruden
- Straight Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Straight Creek is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Creek
- Flat Lick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Flat Lick is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Lick
- Cumberland Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Calvin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Calvin is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Jenson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jenson is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenson
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 Bell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mason Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cumberland Gap
- Middlesboro
- Pineville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Bell 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 Mason Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #497654 (Mason Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #497654 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: Bell
- Est. Elev: 391 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kayjay
- Location given for Mason Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6998064 Lon: -83.8026979
- 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 Kentucky's counties, including Bell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mason 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. |