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. 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 Powell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Powell Cemetery:
32.1749, -86.4541
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Powell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Powell Cemetery is located in Lowndes County<2>.
The county seat for Lowndes County is located in Hayneville. Hayneville lies just to the west of the Powell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Powell Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 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.
- Rogers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Letohatchee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Letohatchee Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letohatchee Cemetery
- Gilbert Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Bullock Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bullock Hill Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock Hill Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Mosleys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mosleys Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosleys Cemetery
- Murrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Beulah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- New Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The New Center Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Center Cemetery
- Ball Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Ball Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Shackelford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Shackelford Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackelford Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Julian - McQueen Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Julian - McQueen Family Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian - McQueen Family Cemetery
- The Julian - McQueen Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Julian - McQueen Cemetery
- Julian Town Cemetery
- McQueen Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2308754 <5>
- Lamar Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Lamar Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar Cemetery
- Ganey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Ganey Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganey Cemetery
- Strokes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Strokes Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strokes Cemetery
- Hayneville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mushat Gilchrist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Powell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Powell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Letohatchee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Letohatchee is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letohatchee
- Pintlala
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pintlala is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pintlala
- Former name for Pintlala:
- Colquitt
- Hayneville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Davenport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Davenport is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Hope Hull
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Catoma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Catoma is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoma
- Sandy Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Ada
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ada is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Burkville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burkville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkville
- English Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- English Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Stone's
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stone's is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone's
- Lowndesboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mosses
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mosses is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosses
- Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
- Red Level
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Red Level is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Young Forte Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Young Forte Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Forte Village
- Highland Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Gibbs Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gibbs Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Village
- Fort Deposit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gordonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Gordonville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Ramer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Lowndes County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Powell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fort Deposit
- Hayneville
- Montgomery
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Lowndes 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 Powell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #125223 (Powell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #125223 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: Lowndes
- Est. Elev: 79 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Letohatchee
- Location given for Powell Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.1748656 Lon: -86.4541384
- 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 Alabama's counties, including Lowndes, 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- Powell 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. |