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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:

39.7551, -74.2260

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 Ocean County<2>.

The county seat for Ocean County is located in Toms River. Toms River lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north 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 18 miles [29 km] of the Masonic Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Masonic Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Ocean County Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Ocean County Memorial Park is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean County Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ocean County Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Ocean.
    • The Ocean County Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Ocean Community Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100147 <5>
  • Old Waretown Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Old Waretown Cemetery is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Waretown Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
  • Manahawkin Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Staffordville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Reevestown Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Reevestown Cemetery is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reevestown Cemetery
  • Good Luck Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Good Luck Cemetery is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Luck Cemetery
  • West Creek Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The West Creek Cemetery is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Creek Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
  • Old Methodist Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bayville Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • The Bayville Cemetery is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bayville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bayville.
    • The Bayville Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bayview Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1653882 <5>
  • Dover Chapel Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • St. Maximillian Kolbe RC Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
    • Cedar Grove Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
      • The Cedar Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Applegate Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2160767 <5>
    • Chatsworth Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • The Chatsworth Cemetery is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth Cemetery
    • Miller Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Miller Cemetery is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
    • Leek - McKeen Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Leek - McKeen Cemetery is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leek - McKeen Cemetery
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Burlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
    • B'nai Israel Memorial Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Toms River Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • The Toms River Cemetery is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms River Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 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:

  • Waretown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Waretown is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waretown
  • Ocean Acres
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Ocean Acres is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Acres
  • Manahawkin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Manahawkin is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manahawkin
  • Mayetta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mayetta is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayetta
  • Beach Haven West
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Beach Haven West is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Haven West
  • Eagleswood Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Eagleswood Village is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleswood Village
  • Staffordville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Staffordville is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staffordville
  • North Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • North Beach is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Beach
  • Forked River
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Forked River is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forked River
  • West Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • West Creek is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Creek
  • Double Trouble ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Double Trouble is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Trouble
  • Parkertown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Parkertown is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkertown
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Dover Forge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Dover Forge is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Forge
    • Bayville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Bayville is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville
    • North Beach Haven
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • North Beach Haven is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Beach Haven
    • Davenport ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Davenport is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
    • Toms River
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Toms River is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms River
    • Holiday Heights
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Holiday Heights is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Heights
    • Holgate
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Holgate is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holgate
    • Pine Ridge at Crestwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Silver Ridge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Silver Ridge is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Ridge
    • Wheatland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Wheatland is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
    • Mystic Island
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Mystic Island is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Island
    • Crestwood Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Crestwood Village is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood Village
    • Whiting
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Whiting is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
    • Roosevelt City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Roosevelt City is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosevelt City

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. The following communities are located in Ocean County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Masonic Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Masonic Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New Jersey:
  • Pages specific to Ocean 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 #878175  (Masonic Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #878175 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: Ocean
      • Est. Elev: 20 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Forked River
      • Location given for Masonic Cemetery:
      • Lat: 39.7551197     Lon: -74.2259737
      • 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 New Jersey's counties, including Ocean, 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' 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.