Welcome to Powell ...
So far, we found very little information about Powell. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Powell to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Powell, please Contact Us.
Powell would have been located within present day Mohave County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Powell, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Powell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Powell is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Powell was located is in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Powell, you will soon leave Mountain Standard Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT). In addition, you will be moving from an area that does not observe daylight saving time to one that does.
If Powell still existed, it would have been in the (928) area code.
Communities Also Named Powell ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 43 communities that are also named Powell - they are located in Alabama (2), 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.
- Lake Havasu City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Havasu City
- Lake Havasu City is located in Mohave County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,246 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Havasu City <5>
- Needles
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needles
- Needles is located in San Bernardino County (CA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,942 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Needles <5>
- Franconia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Topock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topock
- Topock is located in Mohave County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Topock <5>
- Fivemile Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile Landing
- Fivemile Landing is located in Mohave County
- Desert Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Desert Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Hills
- Desert Hills is located in Mohave County
- Parker Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Junction
- Parker Junction is located in San Bernardino County (CA)
- Arizona Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arizona Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arizona Village
- Arizona Village is located in Mohave County
- Yucca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucca
- Yucca is located in Mohave County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yucca <5>
- Willow Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Valley
- Willow Valley is located in Mohave County
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.
Adding Powell to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Powell in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Powell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Powell post office opened in 1883.
We also found Powell in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Powell.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Mohave County: www.co.mohave.az.us/
The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Powell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Mohave, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Powell - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |