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:
35.0037, -86.2150
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 Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Winchester. Winchester lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Mason Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Mason Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mason Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Watson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Motlow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Motlow Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motlow Cemetery
- Needmore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Needmore Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Lipscomb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Lipscomb Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb Cemetery
- Keith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Keith Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith Cemetery
- Larkin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Larkin Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkin Cemetery
- Hunt - Larkin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hunt - Larkin Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt - Larkin Cemetery
- Hayes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pratt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Pratt Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Cemetery
- Callaway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Callaway Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Patrick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Patrick Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Cemetery
- Lipscomb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Lipscomb Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb Cemetery
- Moore Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Fanning Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Fanning Cemetery is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanning Cemetery
- Turley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Turley Cemetery is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turley Cemetery
- Sisk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Sisk Cemetery is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisk Cemetery
- Old Grays Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Grays Cemetery is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Grays Cemetery
- Polly Crockett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hatchett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hatchett Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchett Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Francisco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Francisco is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Beans Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beans Creek is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Creek
- Huntland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Estillfork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Estillfork is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estillfork
- Greerton ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greerton is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greerton
- Hytop
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hytop is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hytop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- Beachboro ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Beachboro is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachboro
- Baileytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Baileytown is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Sal City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sal City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sal City
- Princeton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Princeton is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Lexie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lexie is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Hillsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hillsboro is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Narrows ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Narrows is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
- Flintville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Flintville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 627 people
- New Market
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Skyline
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Skyline is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Winchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hollytree
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hollytree is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollytree
- Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mud Creek ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mud Creek is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Creek
- Cowan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Corder Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Corder Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corder Crossroads
- Decherd
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Winchester Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Key's Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Key's Mill is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
- Trenton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Maynard Cove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maynard Cove is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard Cove
- Howell Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Howell Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Hill
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. The following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mason Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 websites either 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 Franklin 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 #1292880 (Mason Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1292880 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 551 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Beans Creek
- Location given for Mason Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.0036978 Lon: -86.2149859
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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 Franklin, 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- 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |