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Welcome to Powell ...

Powell is located in Lauderdale County<1>.

Powell is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Powell lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Powell: 256 & 938<3>

Communities Also Named Powell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Alabama communities named Powell: This one is located in Lauderdale County and the other is located in DeKalb County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 43 communities that are also named Powell - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas (3), Colorado (2), Florida, Georgia (3), Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (3), Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (2), South Dakota (2), Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin (2) and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Powell.

Communities near Powell ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Powell.

  • Lawrenceburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Liberty Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
    • Estimated population in 2014: 7,825 people
  • Pulaski
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Pulaski is located in Giles County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,524 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pulaski <4>
  • New Prospect
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • New Prospect is located in Lawrence County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
    • Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
  • Loretto
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Loretto is located in Lawrence County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,781 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loretto <4>
  • Rogersville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
    • Former name for Rogersville:
    • Rodgersville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <4>
  • Gordon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Gordon is located in Giles County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,192 people
  • Killen
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Joseph
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Lexington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Powell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Powell.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Powell. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Powell.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Powell. See our Newspapers Page for Powell.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Powell ...

Looking for more information about Powell? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Powell, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Powell.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Lauderdale, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Powell - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Powell area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Powell area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.