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:
34.7723, -86.5389
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 Madison County<2>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Huntsville. Huntsville lies just to the southwest of the Powell Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Powell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Powell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Valhalla Memory Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Valhalla Memory Gardens is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valhalla Memory Gardens
- The Valhalla Memory Gardens has also been known as:
- Valhalla Cemetery
- Valhalla Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26854 <5>
- Rowe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Rowe Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Cemetery
- Humphrey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Humphrey Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey Cemetery
- Normal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Normal Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal Cemetery
- Union Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Scruggs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Scruggs Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scruggs Cemetery
- Tally Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Tally Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tally Cemetery
- Antioch Primitive Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tiller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Tiller Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiller Cemetery
- Penny Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Penny Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penny Cemetery
- Strong Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Strong Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong Cemetery
- Strong Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Strong Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Battle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Battle Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Cemetery
- Jude Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Jude Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jude Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Taylor Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Maple Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Huntsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24196 <5>
- King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The King Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Hewlett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hewlett Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewlett Cemetery
- Kelly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Jordan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
- Russell J Kelly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ryland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ryland Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryland Cemetery
- Steger - Ormond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Acklin - Derrick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Clopton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hewlett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hewlett Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewlett Cemetery
- Ford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Ford Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford 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 Powell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Powell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Chase
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Chase is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Mercury
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mercury is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercury
- Country Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Country Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Normal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Ryland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Huntsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwycke Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Greenwycke Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwycke Village
- Meridianville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brownsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Moore's Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Moore's Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Mill
- Chelsea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chelsea is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Maysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Maysville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Rideout Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rideout Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rideout Village
- Big Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- Monrovia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Monrovia is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- English Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- English Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Gurley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jeff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jeff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Berkley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- New Market
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Key's Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Key's Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
- Hazel Green
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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. The following communities are located in Madison 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 begin with 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 Powell Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Madison 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 #147209 (Powell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #147209 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: Madison
- Est. Elev: 235 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Meridianville
- Location given for Powell Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7723128 Lon: -86.5388801
- 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 Madison, 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 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. |
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