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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:

34.9937, -91.6715

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 Prairie County<2>.

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 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Powell Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Tucker Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Tucker Cemetery is located in Prairie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
  • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • McBee Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The McBee Cemetery is located in Prairie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBee Cemetery
  • Dogwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Dogwood Cemetery is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Cemetery
  • Dogwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Dogwood Cemetery is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Cemetery
  • Cheek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Cheek Cemetery is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheek Cemetery
  • Bryles Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Bryles Cemetery is located in Prairie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryles Cemetery
  • Salem Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Prairie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
  • Walters Chapel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Griffin Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Griffin Cemetery is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
  • Belcher Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Belcher Cemetery is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher Cemetery
  • Walker Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Walker Cemetery is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Harper Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Harper Cemetery is located in Prairie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
    • Hebron Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Hebron Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
    • Bass Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Bass Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Cemetery
    • Green Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Green Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
    • Butlerville Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Butlerville Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlerville Cemetery
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Whippoorwill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Whippoorwill Cemetery is located in Prairie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whippoorwill Cemetery
    • Lakeside Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Prairie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Prairie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Welcome Home Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Welcome Home Cemetery is located in Prairie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome Home Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Welcome Home Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of Des Arc.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1126701 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Powell Cemetery.

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

  • Hickory Plains
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Hickory Plains is located in Prairie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Plains
  • Walker
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Walker is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
  • Des Arc
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Griffithville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Griffithville is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffithville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
  • McRae
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • McRae is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
  • Garner
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sand Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Sand Hill is located in Prairie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
  • Beebe
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Grove
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Oak Grove is located in Lonoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Carlisle
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Screeton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Screeton is located in Prairie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screeton
  • Cuneo ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Cuneo is located in Prairie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuneo
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Higginson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Higginson is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
    • Hazen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Hazen is located in Prairie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,330 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazen <6>
    • Georgetown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Georgetown is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
    • West Point
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • West Point is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
    • McCreanor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • McCreanor is located in Lonoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCreanor
    • Kensett
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Ward
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Ward is located in Lonoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,486 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ward <6>
    • Searcy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Sisemore
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Sisemore is located in Lonoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisemore
    • Little Dixie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Little Dixie is located in Prairie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Dixie
    • Austin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Austin is located in Lonoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,504 people
    • De Valls Bluff
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Parnell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Parnell is located in Lonoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
    • Lonoke
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Fredonia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Fredonia is located in Prairie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
    • Biscoe
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Biscoe is located in Prairie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscoe
    • Brasfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Brasfield is located in Prairie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasfield
    • Judsonia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Cabot
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Cabot is located in Lonoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,466 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cabot <6>

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 Prairie 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 like to 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 Arkansas:
  • Pages specific to Prairie 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 #53739  (Powell Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #53739 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: Prairie
      • Est. Elev: 62 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Hickory Plains
      • Location given for Powell Cemetery:
      • Lat: 34.9937001     Lon: -91.6715238
      • 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 Prairie, 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 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.