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:
38.6622, -92.7830
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 Moniteau County<2>.
The county seat for Moniteau County is located in California. California lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east 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 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Masonic Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Masonic Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gallagher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Gallagher Cemetery is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher Cemetery
- Woods Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Woods Family Cemetery is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Family Cemetery
- The Woods Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- McCulloch - Bishop Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
- Snorgrass Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Snorgrass Cemetery is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snorgrass Cemetery
- Moreau Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Moreau Cemetery is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreau Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Syracuse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Syracuse Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Syracuse Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Syracuse.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1929531 <5>
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Renshaw Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Renshaw Cemetery is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renshaw Cemetery
- Smiley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Smiley Cemetery is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiley Cemetery
- Stone Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Chilton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Chilton Cemetery is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilton Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Clarksburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Clarksburg Cemetery is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg Cemetery
- Sappington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Sappington Cemetery is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sappington Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1961811 <5>
- Mt. Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Allison Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Allison Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Cemetery
- Aikinsville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Aikinsville Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aikinsville Cemetery
- Newkirk Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Newkirk Cemetery is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newkirk 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:
- Tipton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Syracuse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fortuna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fortuna is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortuna
- Clarksburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clarksburg is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Latham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Latham is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Bunceton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Petersburg ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Petersburg is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Glensted
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Glensted is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glensted
- Pisgah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pisgah is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Florence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Florence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Lone Elm
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lone Elm is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
- Bellair
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bellair is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellair
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- California
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Otterville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Excelsior
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Excelsior is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Prairie Home
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Home is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home
- Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
- Harriston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harriston is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriston
- Clifton City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton City is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton City
- Versailles
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- High Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- High Point is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- McGirk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- McGirk is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
- Pilot Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Smithton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Smithton is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 570 people
- Jamestown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clarks Fork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clarks Fork is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Fork
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 Moniteau County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Masonic Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bunceton
- California
- Clarksburg
- Otterville
- Pilot Grove
- Tipton
- Versailles
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 Masonic Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Moniteau 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 #721960 (Masonic Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #721960 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: Moniteau
- Est. Elev: 284 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tipton
- Location given for Masonic Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.6622445 Lon: -92.782971
- 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 Missouri's counties, including Moniteau, 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. |