About Masonic Cemetery
Masonic Cemetery is a cemetery near Metropolis, Massac County, Illinois. It lies about 1.3 mi south of Metropolis. The grounds sit at about 361 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: John Steele. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1821537. The nearest other listed cemetery is Odd Fellows Cemetery, about 0.4 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home in Metropolis, about 0.4 mi away. It is one of 42 cemeteries we list in Massac County, and 66 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Metropolis. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Masonic Cemetery
Among them: 1 World War II veteran.
- John Steele1912-1969Recipient of the Purple Heart medal
People whose Wikidata entry gives Masonic Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
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What Masonic Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Odd Fellows CemeteryMetropolis, ILCemetery0.4 mi
- Kidd CemeteryMetropolis, ILCemetery0.9 mi
- Metropolis Memorial GardensMetropolis, ILMemorial park1.5 mi
- Davisson Bumgarner CemeteryMetropolis, ILCemetery1.9 mi
- Kennedy CemeteryMetropolis, ILCemetery3.1 mi
- Round Springs CemeteryMetropolis, ILCemetery3.6 mi
- Murray CemeteryMetropolis, ILCemetery3.8 mi
- Hopper CemeteryPaducah, KYCemetery3.9 mi
- Liberty Ridge CemeteryMetropolis, ILCemetery3.9 mi
- Aikins CemeteryMetropolis, ILCemetery4.1 mi
Funeral homes near Masonic Cemetery
- Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home0.4 miFuneral home · Metropolis · (618) 524-2156
- Cremation Society of Paducah8.4 miCremation provider · Paducah · (270) 443-5132
- Milner & Orr Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Paducah8.7 miFuneral home · Paducah · (270) 442-5100
- Pettus Funeral Home8.8 miFuneral home · Paducah · (270) 442-5749
- Keeling & Goodman Funeral Home9.2 miFuneral home · Paducah · (270) 443-7991
- Lindsey Funeral Home9.2 miFuneral home · Paducah · (270) 443-2489
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