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:
30.1538, -96.2602
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 Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Brenham. Brenham lies just to the west 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 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Masonic Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Masonic Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cress Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Cress Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cress Cemetery
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Atkinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Atkinson Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Cemetery
- Apperson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Apperson Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apperson Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Motley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Motley Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley Cemetery
- Carlisle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Carlisle Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Cemetery
- Whitfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Whitfield Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield Cemetery
- Willingham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Willingham Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willingham Cemetery
- Coplyn Spring Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Coplyn Spring Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coplyn Spring Cemetery
- Burch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Burch Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burch Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Roberts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Campground Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Campground Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campground Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Phillipsburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Phillipsburg Cemetery is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg Cemetery
- The Phillipsburg Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5981 <5>
- Montgomery Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Camptown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Camptown Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camptown Cemetery
- Pfeffer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Pfeffer Cemetery is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeffer Cemetery
- Gilbert Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Gilbert Cemetery is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Cemetery
- Henson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Henson Cemetery is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henson Cemetery
- Tennyson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Tennyson Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennyson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Chappell Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sempronius ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sempronius is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
- Whitman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Whitman is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
- New Wehdem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Wehdem is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wehdem
- Kenney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Buckhorn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Buckhorn is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Saint Paul
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Saint Paul is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Brenham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Graball ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Graball is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Hempstead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Independence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Washington ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Bellville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wesley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wesley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Bleiblerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Island
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Island is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,205 people
- Prairie View
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Gay Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gay Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Hill
- Clay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Allen Farm
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Allen Farm is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Farm
- Scofield ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Scofield is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
- Fields Store
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Fields Store is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Store
- Quarry
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Quarry is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry
- Greenvine
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Greenvine is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvine
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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Masonic Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellville
- Brenham
- Chappell Hill
- Hempstead
- Washington - Historic
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Washington 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 #1341055 (Masonic Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1341055 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 77 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chappell Hill
- Location given for Masonic Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.1538277 Lon: -96.2602404
- 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 Texas' counties, including Washington, 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 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |