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:
35.7759, -88.9498
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 Bedford County<2>.
The county seat for Bedford County is located in Shelbyville. Shelbyville lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<3> to the east of the Mason Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Mason Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mason Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Collinsworth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Collinsworth Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsworth Cemetery
- Roseman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Roseman Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseman Cemetery
- Raines Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Raines Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raines Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Gregory Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Gregory Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Nesbitt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Nesbitt Cemetery is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesbitt Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Hart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hart Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
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- McLeary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The McLeary Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLeary Cemetery
- Newhouse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Newhouse Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhouse Cemetery
- Cox's Chapel Church of Christ Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marlow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Marlow Cemetery is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Jewett - Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Jewett - Smith Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett - Smith Cemetery
- The Jewett - Smith Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jewett Cemetery
- Jewette Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14008 <5>
- De Loach Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The De Loach Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Loach Cemetery
- Bradford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bradford Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Cemetery
- Motley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Motley Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Pruitt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pruitt Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitt 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 Mason Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mason Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gadsden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gadsden is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Windy City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Windy City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy City
- Fruitvale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fruitvale is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
- Humboldt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Three Way
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Three Way is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Way
- Bells
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gibson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gibson is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Oakfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oakfield is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
- Medina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alamo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Providence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Providence is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Huntersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Huntersville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Goat City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Goat City is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat City
- Brazil
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brazil is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
- Sitka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sitka is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Owl City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Owl City is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl City
- Jackson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Trenton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Crockett Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crockett Mills is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Mills
- Johnsons Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Johnsons Grove is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Grove
- Wellwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wellwood is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellwood
- Milan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Concord
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Maury City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Maury City is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
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 Bedford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mason Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alamo
- Humboldt
- Jackson
- Milan
- Trenton
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 professional and volunteer 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 Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Bedford 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 #1292882 (Mason Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1292882 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: Bedford
- Est. Elev: 115 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Humboldt
- Location given for Mason Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7759037 Lon: -88.9497843
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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 Tennessee's counties, including Bedford, 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 drawn 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. |
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