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A visit to the Masonic Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Masonic Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Masonic Cemetery (FG ID #1960114).

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:

29.3640, -100.9178

The Masonic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Del Rio.

The cemetery is located in Val Verde County<2>.

Adjacent to the Masonic Cemetery and just to the southwest is the Westlawn Cemetery.

The county seat for Val Verde County is located in Del Rio. Del Rio lies just to the east northeast 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 5 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Masonic Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Old San Felipe Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Old San Felipe Cemetery is located in Val Verde County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old San Felipe Cemetery
  • San Felipe Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The San Felipe Cemetery is located in Val Verde County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Felipe Cemetery
  • Oaklawn Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Oaklawn Memorial Park is located in Val Verde County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Memorial Park
  • Seminole Indian Scout Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Ballantyne Cemetery
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • The Ballantyne Cemetery is located in Kinney County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballantyne Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 10 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Masonic Cemetery.

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

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 Val Verde County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Del Rio

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 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 Texas:
  • Pages specific to Val Verde 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 Find-A-Grave Entry:  #1960114

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Val Verde, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.