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:
36.0456, -86.5453
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 Rutherford County<2>.
The county seat for Rutherford County is located in Murfreesboro. Murfreesboro lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Mason Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mason Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Mason Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mason Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Charlton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Charlton Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton Cemetery
- Burnett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Burnett Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett Cemetery
- Griffin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
- Gregory Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Gregory Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Cemetery
- Fergus Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Fergus Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fergus Cemetery
- Eskridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Eskridge Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskridge Cemetery
- Slave Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Slave Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slave Cemetery
- Eskridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Eskridge Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskridge Cemetery
- Leigh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Leigh Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leigh Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The White Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Richeson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Richeson Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richeson Cemetery
- Buchanan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Castleman - Bruer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Castleman - Bruer Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleman - Bruer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Castleman - Bruer Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of La Vergne.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10288 <5>
- Akin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Owens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Mason Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
- Goodman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Goodman Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman Cemetery
- Pope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Pope Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Cemetery
- Gowen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Gowen Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen Cemetery
- Fergus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Fergus Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fergus Cemetery
- Cannon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Cannon Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Cemetery
- Mabry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mabry Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabry Cemetery
- Bigg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Bigg Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigg Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry 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 Mason Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mason Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- La Vergne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rural Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rural Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Smyrna
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Priest Lake Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Priest Lake Park is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest Lake Park
- Nashboro Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nashboro Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashboro Village
- Antioch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Colonial Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Gladeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wrencoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wrencoe is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
- Nolensville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leanna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leanna is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Belinda City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Belinda City is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda City
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mount Juliet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Donelson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Donelson is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donelson
- Mudtavern
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mudtavern is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudtavern
- Dog Town ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dog Town is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Paragon Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Paragon Mills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragon Mills
- Whispering Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Whispering Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
- Hermitage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Walterhill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
- Leeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leeville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
- Beckwith
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beckwith is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Brentwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Snell ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Berry Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Berry Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- Oak Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,432 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 Rutherford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mason Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brentwood
- Hermitage
- La Vergne
- Mount Juliet
- Nolensville
- Smyrna
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 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 Rutherford 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 #1292884 (Mason Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1292884 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: Rutherford
- Est. Elev: 172 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: La Vergne
- Location given for Mason Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.0456168 Lon: -86.545272
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including Rutherford, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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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