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A visit to the Powell Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Powell Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Powell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Powell Cemetery

Lat:   32.1624°   (32° 9' 44")

Lon:   -85.6399°   (-85° 38' 23")

The Powell Cemetery is located in Bullock County<2>.

The county seat for Bullock County is located in Union Springs. Union Springs lies just to the west southwest of the Powell Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Powell Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Ridge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ridge Cemetery is located in Bullock County
  • Ridgeley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ridgeley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ridgeley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ridgeley Cemetery is located in Bullock County
  • Williams Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Williams Cemetery is located in Bullock County
  • Perpetual Care Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perpetual Care Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perpetual Care Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Perpetual Care Cemetery is located in Bullock County
  • Peniel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peniel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peniel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Peniel Cemetery is located in Bullock County
  • Kendrick Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kendrick Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kendrick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kendrick Cemetery is located in Bullock County
  • Jericho Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jericho Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jericho Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jericho Cemetery is located in Bullock County
  • Shepherd Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shepherd Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shepherd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shepherd Cemetery is located in Bullock County
  • Moultrie Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moultrie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moultrie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Moultrie Cemetery is located in Bullock County
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Bullock County
  • Johnston Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnston Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Johnston Cemetery is located in Bullock County
  • St. Paul Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Baptist Church Cemetery
    • The St. Paul Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Macon County
    • The St. Paul Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Paul Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Mason Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mason Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mason Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mason Cemetery is located in Bullock County
    • Mt. Azure Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Azure Cemetery
      • The Mt. Azure Cemetery is located in Bullock County
      • The Mt. Azure Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mt. Azure Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24587 <5>
    • Three Notch Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Three Notch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Three Notch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Three Notch Cemetery is located in Bullock County
    • Thornton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thornton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thornton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thornton Cemetery is located in Bullock County
    • Elizabeth Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elizabeth Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elizabeth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Elizabeth Cemetery is located in Bullock County
    • Lydia Baptist Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lydia Baptist Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lydia Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lydia Baptist Cemetery is located in Bullock County
    • Elizabeth Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elizabeth Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elizabeth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Elizabeth Cemetery is located in Macon County
    • Ivory Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ivory Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ivory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ivory Cemetery is located in Macon County
    • Walter Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Walter Cemetery is located in Bullock County
    • Hayes Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hayes Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
      • The Hayes Hill Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Bullock County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hayes Hill Baptist Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Midway.
      • The Hayes Hill Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hayes Hill Church Cemetery
      • Hayes Hill Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2624942 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Powell Cemetery.

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

  • Union Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Armstrong
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armstrong have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
    • Armstrong is located in Macon County
  • Three Notch
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Notch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Notch
    • Three Notch is located in Bullock County
  • Fort Davis
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Davis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Davis
    • Fort Davis is located in Macon County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Davis <6>
  • Pine Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pine Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
    • Pine Grove is located in Bullock County
  • Midway
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Midway is located in Bullock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
  • Inverness
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Inverness. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
    • Inverness is located in Bullock County
  • Smuteye
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smuteye
    • Smuteye is located in Bullock County
  • Hurtsboro
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsboro
    • Hurtsboro is located in Russell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
  • Hardaway
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardaway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardaway
    • Hardaway is located in Macon County
  • Postoak
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
    • Postoak is located in Bullock County
  • Perote
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perote have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perote
    • Perote is located in Bullock County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Fitzpatrick
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzpatrick
      • Fitzpatrick is located in Bullock County
    • Saco
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
      • Saco is located in Pike County
    • Comer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
      • Comer is located in Barbour County
    • Spring Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
      • Spring Hill is located in Barbour County
    • Rutherford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rutherford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
      • Rutherford is located in Russell County
    • Mitchell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
      • Mitchell is located in Bullock County
    • Tuskegee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • La Place
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for La Place. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Place
      • La Place is located in Macon County
    • Linwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Linwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
      • Linwood is located in Pike 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 Powell Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bullock County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Powell Cemetery:

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 Powell Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #125222  (Powell Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #125222 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Union Springs
    • County: Bullock         Elev: 144
    • Location given for GNIS #125222 (Powell Cemetery)

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

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 Alabama's counties, including Bullock, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Powell Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.1624, Longitude: -85.6399       In this case, the coordinates for the Powell Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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