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:
39.2798, -80.9804
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 Ritchie County<2>.
The county seat for Ritchie County is located in Harrisville. Harrisville lies just to the southwest 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 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Masonic Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Masonic Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Ellenboro Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Ellenboro Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenboro Cemetery
- Riddles Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Broadwater Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Broadwater Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadwater Cemetery
- Buck Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Buck Run Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Run Cemetery
- Burnthouse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Burnthouse Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnthouse Cemetery
- Masonic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Masonic Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Maple Lane Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Maple Lane Cemetery is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Lane Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Fairmont Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Fairmont Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Pullman Churchyard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Duckworth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Duckworth Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckworth Cemetery
- Mountain Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mountain Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- White Oak Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The White Oak Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Cemetery
- Shawnee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Shawnee Cemetery is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Cemetery
- Nine Mile Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Nine Mile Cemetery is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Mile Cemetery
- South Fork Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The South Fork Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork Cemetery
- Michaels Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Michaels Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaels Cemetery
- Nutter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Nutter Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Cemetery
- Piggott Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Piggott Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piggott Cemetery
- Arnold Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Arnold Creek Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Creek 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 Masonic Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Masonic Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pennsboro
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Toll Gate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Toll Gate is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll Gate
- Ellenboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hannahdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hannahdale is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahdale
- Stanley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stanley is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Hebron
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hebron is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Duckworth
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Duckworth is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckworth
- Adlai
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Adlai is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adlai
- Harrisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pullman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pullman is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- League
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- League is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for League
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Plum Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Plum Run is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Run
- McKim
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- McKim is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKim
- Cornwallis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cornwallis is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwallis
- Meadville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Meadville is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Cairo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cokeleys
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cokeleys is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeleys
- Slab
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Slab is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- Berea
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Berea is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Algeria ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Algeria is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algeria
- West Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sugar Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Valley is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
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 Ritchie County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Masonic Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cairo
- Cairo lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Masonic Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cairo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Harrisville
- Pennsboro
- West Union
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 Masonic 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 Masonic Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1542851 (Masonic Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1542851 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: 300 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pennsboro
- Location given for Masonic Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.2798019 Lon: -80.980387
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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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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. |