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:
39.1362, -81.2312
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 Ritchie County<2>.
The county seat for Ritchie County is located in Harrisville. Harrisville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east northeast 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 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Mason Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mason Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Heck Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Heck Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heck Cemetery
- Swisher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Swisher Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swisher Cemetery
- Beckner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Beckner Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckner Cemetery
- Nutter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Nutter Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Cemetery
- Metz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Metz Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz Cemetery
- Lamb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Lamb Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Cemetery
- Goose Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Goose Creek Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Creek Cemetery
- Freeport Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Freeport Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport Cemetery
- Pine Twist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pine Twist Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Twist Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Elfritz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Elfritz Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elfritz Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Greenhill Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Everly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Everly Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everly Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Olive Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #599875 <5>
- Farr Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Farr Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farr Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Haught Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Haught Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haught Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Six Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Six Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Rusk
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rusk is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Cisco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cisco is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Oxbow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oxbow is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
- Petroleum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Petroleum is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Cantwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cantwell is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell
- Freeport
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Cokeleys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cokeleys is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeleys
- Cairo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smithville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Smithville is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Cornwallis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cornwallis is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwallis
- Greencastle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Newark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Newark is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Elizabeth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Freed
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Freed is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freed
- Palestine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Burning Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Harrisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dallison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dallison is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallison
- Leachtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Leachtown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown
- Slate
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Slate is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
- Big Bend
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Big Bend is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Hannahdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hannahdale is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahdale
- Schultz
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Schultz is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz
- Ellenboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- League
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- League is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for League
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 Ritchie County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mason Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cairo
- Elizabeth
- Harrisville
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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Ritchie 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 #1542847 (Mason Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1542847 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: Ritchie
- Est. Elev: 235 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cairo
- Location given for Mason Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.1361898 Lon: -81.2312261
- 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 West Virginia's counties, including Ritchie, 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 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> | 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. |