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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 #2188923)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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

Lat:   39.1590°   (39° 9' 32")

Lon:   -80.0385°   (-80° 2' 18")

The cemetery is located in Barbour County<2>.

As an estimate, the Masonic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Philippi.

The county seat for Barbour County is located in Philippi. Philippi lies just to the south southwest of the Masonic Cemetery .

Name Variations for Masonic Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Masonic Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Philippi Masonic Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 West Virginia:
  • Pages specific to Barbour County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Masonic Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 25 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.

    • Philippi
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Wellington Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington Heights
      • Wellington Heights is located in Barbour County
    • Elk City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
      • Elk City is located in Barbour County
    • Adaland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaland
      • Adaland is located in Barbour County
    • Berryburg
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryburg
      • Berryburg is located in Barbour County
    • Tygart Junction
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tygart Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tygart Junction
      • Tygart Junction is located in Barbour County
    • Union
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Barbour County
    • Vannoys Mill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vannoys Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannoys Mill
      • Vannoys Mill is located in Barbour County
    • Arden
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arden have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
      • Arden is located in Barbour County
    • Calhoun
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calhoun have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
      • Calhoun is located in Barbour County
    • Kalamazoo
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
      • Kalamazoo is located in Barbour County
    • Clemtown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clemtown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemtown
      • Clemtown is located in Barbour County
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Pleasant Creek ‑ Historic
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Creek
        • Pleasant Creek is located in Barbour County
      • Pepper
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pepper have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper
        • Pepper is located in Barbour County
      • Valley Bend
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Astor
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Astor have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor
        • Astor is located in Taylor County
      • Audra
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audra
        • Audra is located in Barbour County
      • Sandy ‑ Historic
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
        • Sandy is located in Taylor County
      • Flemington
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
        • Flemington is located in Taylor County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
      • Stone House ‑ Historic
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone House have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House
        • Stone House is located in Taylor County
      • Swamp Run
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swamp Run have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamp Run
        • Swamp Run is located in Upshur County
      • Webster
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
        • Webster is located in Taylor County
      • Yates ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yates have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
        • Yates is located in Taylor County
      • Belington
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Knottsville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
        • Knottsville is located in Taylor County

    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 Barbour County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Masonic Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Barbour County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Old Quaker Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Quaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Quaker Cemetery is located in Barbour County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Quaker Cemetery
    • Norris Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Norris Cemetery is located in Barbour County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norris Cemetery
    • Silent Grove Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silent Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Silent Grove Cemetery is located in Barbour County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silent Grove Cemetery
    • Olive Hill Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olive Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Olive Hill Cemetery is located in Barbour County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olive Hill Cemetery
    • Welch Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Welch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Welch Cemetery is located in Barbour County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Welch Cemetery
    • Taylor Drain Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Drain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Taylor Drain Cemetery is located in Barbour County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Drain Cemetery
    • Pitman Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pitman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pitman Cemetery is located in Barbour County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pitman Cemetery
    • Jerusalem Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jerusalem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Barbour County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jerusalem Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Barbour County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Mt. Tabor Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Barbour County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery
    • Nutter Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nutter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nutter Cemetery is located in Barbour County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nutter Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Booth Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Booth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Booth Cemetery is located in Barbour County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Booth Cemetery
      • Sayre Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sayre Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sayre Cemetery is located in Barbour County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sayre Cemetery
      • Oreslip Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oreslip Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Oreslip Cemetery is located in Barbour County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oreslip Cemetery
      • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Barbour County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      • Holbert Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holbert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Holbert Cemetery is located in Barbour County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holbert Cemetery
      • Barbour Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barbour Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Barbour Cemetery is located in Barbour County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barbour Cemetery
      • Bethany Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Barbour County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
      • Audra Bethel Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • The Audra Bethel Cemetery is located in Barbour County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Audra Bethel Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Audra.
        • The Audra Bethel Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Bethel Cemetery
        • Bethel UMC Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Audra Bethel Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2338500 <1>

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

    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:

    The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

    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 West Virginia's counties, including Barbour, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Masonic Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1590, Longitude: -80.0385    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.




 

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