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:
38.0592, -90.6518
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 Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Potosi. Potosi lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the 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 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Masonic Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Masonic Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pinson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Pinson Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinson Cemetery
- Old Blackwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Old Blackwell Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Blackwell Cemetery
- Politte Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Politte Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Politte Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Aly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Aly Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aly Cemetery
- Vineyard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Vineyard Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Cemetery
- Goff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Goff Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goff Cemetery
- Barlow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Barlow Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow Cemetery
- Oakland Mammoth Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Oakland Mammoth Baptist Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Mammoth Baptist Cemetery
- The Oakland Mammoth Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mammoth Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30613 <5>
- Coles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Coles Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Cemetery
- Moontown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Moontown Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moontown Cemetery
- Hamman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hamman Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamman Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Stafford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Stafford Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Cemetery
- Old Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Joachim Cemetery #1
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Joachim Cemetery #3
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Joachim Cemetery #2
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aquilla Cole Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Aquilla Cole Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla Cole Cemetery
- Brick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Brick Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Cemetery
- Jarvis Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Jarvis Farm Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis Farm Cemetery
- Joachim Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Joachim Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joachim Cemetery
- Woodlawn Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Woodlawn Memorial Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Memorial Park
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:
- Blackwell
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Blackwell is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
- Tiff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tiff is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiff
- Theabeau Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Theabeau Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theabeau Town
- Mud Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mud Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Town
- Cadet
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Old Mines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Mines is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mines
- French Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- French Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
- Silver Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Springs is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- De Soto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Point is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Settletown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Settletown is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settletown
- Valles Mines
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Fletcher
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fletcher is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Summit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Bonne Terre
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Knorpp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Knorpp is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knorpp
- Ware
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ware is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Aptus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Aptus is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aptus
- Potosi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flucom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Flucom is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flucom
- Olympian Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Olympian Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympian Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
- Richwoods
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Richwoods is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
- Fourche a Renault ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fourche a Renault is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche a Renault
- Hematite
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hematite is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hematite
- Hillsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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 Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Masonic Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bonne Terre
- De Soto
- Hillsboro
- Potosi
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Missouri:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 #721959 (Masonic Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #721959 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 226 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tiff
- Location given for Masonic Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.0592183 Lon: -90.6517953
- 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 Washington, 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 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. |