A visit to the Mason French 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 French Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mason French Cemetery:
37.3318, -80.7153
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mason French Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mason French Cemetery is located in Giles County<2>.
The county seat for Giles County is located in Pearisburg. Pearisburg lies just to the west southwest of the Mason French Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Mason French Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mason French Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Snidow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Snidow Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snidow Cemetery
- Snider Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Snider Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider Cemetery
- Snidow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Snidow Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snidow Cemetery
- Woolwine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Woolwine Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolwine Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Hare Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hare Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hare Cemetery
- Hale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hale Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
- Wilburn Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Eatons Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Anderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Reed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Dunn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Dunn Cemetery is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Cemetery
- Peterstown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Day Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Day Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
- Blankenship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
- Thessalia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Thessalia Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thessalia Cemetery
- Staffordsville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Lebanon Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
- Hoges Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hoges Chapel Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoges Chapel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mason French Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mason French Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pearisburg
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bluff City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bluff City is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Pembroke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Narrows
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Thessalia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thessalia is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thessalia
- Eggleston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Peterstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rich Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rich Creek is located in Logan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
- Rich Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Poplar Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Goodwins Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Goodwins Ferry is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Ferry
- Lurich
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lurich is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurich
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Shumate
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shumate is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumate
- Glen Lyn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Glen Lyn is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Mountain Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mountain Lake is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
- Willowton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Willowton is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowton
- Ballard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ballard is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Parrott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Parrott is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott
- Assurance
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Assurance is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assurance
- Sassin ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sassin is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassin
- Cowan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cowan is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Newport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Newport is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Elgood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Elgood is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgood
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 French Cemetery. The following communities are located in Giles County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mason French Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 French Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Giles 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 French Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1485210 (Mason French Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1485210 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: Giles
- Est. Elev: 594 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pearisburg
- Location given for Mason French Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.3317893 Lon: -80.7153479
- 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 Virginia's counties, including Giles, 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 from Point A (ie- Mason French 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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