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:
32.3535, -86.6047
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 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south 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 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Powell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Powell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Alexander Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cottrell Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Wooten Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wooten Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooten Cemetery
- Fair Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Oakview Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Meadow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Meadow Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The White Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Young Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Yankee Town Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Yankee Town Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Town Cemetery
- Stone Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Graves Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Graves Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Rocky Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Rocky Hill Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill Cemetery
- Stoudemire Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fice Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Fice Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fice Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Haigler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Haigler Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haigler Cemetery
- Poplar Springs Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Burkville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Burkville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkville
- Lowndesboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- White Hall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- White Hall is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
- Autaugaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Autaugaville is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autaugaville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
- Catoma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Catoma is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoma
- Jones Bluff Dam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jones Bluff Dam is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Bluff Dam
- Stone's
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Stone's is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone's
- Booth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Booth is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- Hayneville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Prattville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Melmar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Melmar is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melmar
- Benton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Benton is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Petronia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Petronia is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petronia
- Mosses
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mosses is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosses
- Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
- Gibbons ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gibbons is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbons
- Independence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Independence is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Gordonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gordonville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Hope Hull
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- English Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- English Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Young Forte Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Young Forte Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Forte Village
- Gibbs Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Gibbs Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Village
- Highland Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Highland Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Statesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Statesville is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Letohatchee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Letohatchee is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letohatchee
- Tyler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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.
- Benton
- Hayneville
- Prattville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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:
- 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 #136431 (Powell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #136431 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: 39 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lowndesboro
- Location given for Powell Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.3534714 Lon: -86.6046997
- 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 obstructions 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. |