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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. 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:

33.3246, -91.6760

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 Ashley County<2>.

The county seat for Ashley County is located in Hamburg. Hamburg lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southwest 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 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Powell Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Griswould Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Griswould Cemetery is located in Ashley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswould Cemetery
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Ashley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
  • Snyder Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Snyder Cemetery is located in Ashley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder Cemetery
  • Promise Land Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Promise Land Cemetery is located in Ashley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promise Land Cemetery
  • Judkins Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Judkins Cemetery is located in Drew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judkins Cemetery
  • New Texas Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The New Texas Cemetery is located in Ashley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Texas Cemetery
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Ashley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
  • Prairie Grove Baptist Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Prairie Grove Baptist Cemetery is located in Drew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove Baptist Cemetery
    • The Prairie Grove Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Prairie Grove Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55802 <5>
  • Norris Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Norris Hill Cemetery is located in Ashley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Hill Cemetery
  • Old Troy Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Old Troy Cemetery is located in Drew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Troy Cemetery
  • New Troy Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The New Troy Cemetery is located in Drew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Troy Cemetery
  • Flat Creek Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Hamburg Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Cleveland Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Cleveland Cemetery is located in Ashley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Cemetery
    • Cotham Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Cotham Cemetery is located in Drew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotham Cemetery
    • Kirkpatrick Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Kirkpatrick Cemetery is located in Ashley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkpatrick Cemetery
    • Judson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Judson Cemetery is located in Ashley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson Cemetery
    • Hogue Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Hogue Cemetery is located in Ashley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogue Cemetery
    • Holly Grove Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Ashley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove Cemetery
    • Portland Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Portland Cemetery is located in Ashley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Ashley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Powell Cemetery.

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

  • Hamburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Montrose
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Montrose is located in Ashley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
  • Fountain Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Fountain Hill is located in Ashley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
  • Portland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jerome
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jerome is located in Drew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
  • Lacey
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lacey is located in Drew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
  • Parkdale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Collins
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Collins is located in Drew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
  • Long View Ferry
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Long View Ferry is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View Ferry
  • North Crossett
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • North Crossett is located in Ashley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crossett
  • Wilmot
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Wilmot is located in Ashley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
  • Dermott
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Johnsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Johnsville is located in Bradley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
    • Crossett
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • West Crossett
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • West Crossett is located in Ashley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Crossett
    • Elon ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Elon is located in Ashley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
    • Monticello
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Lake Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Blanchton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Blanchton is located in Bradley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchton
    • Jones
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Rose Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Rose Hill is located in Drew County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
    • Sumpter
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Sumpter is located in Bradley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter

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 Ashley 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 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 Arkansas:
  • Pages specific to Ashley 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 #83614  (Powell Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #83614 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: Ashley
      • Est. Elev: 51 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Mist
      • Location given for Powell Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.3245617     Lon: -91.6759592
      • 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 Arkansas' counties, including Ashley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- 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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