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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Powell (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Powell. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Powell is located in Bleckley County.

To see how the shape of Georgia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bleckley County: Dodge, Houston, Laurens, Pulaski, Twiggs & Wilkinson.

Below are the counties that are near Powell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Powell:

  • Bleckley County     (The home county of Powell)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Powell, with the one closest to Powell listed first.
    • Cochran
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Royal
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
      • Royal is located in Bleckley County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,571 people
    • Allentown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Bibb County
    • Walden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
      • Walden is located in Bibb County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 964 people
  • Dodge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Powell, with the one closest to Powell listed first.
    • Yonkers
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
      • Yonkers is located in Dodge County
    • Chester
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Empire
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
      • Empire is located in Dodge County
    • Bryant
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
      • Bryant is located in Dodge County
    • Plainfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
      • Plainfield is located in Dodge County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 716 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainfield <1>
    • Eastman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Chauncey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Houston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Powell, with the one closest to Powell listed first.
    • Stathams Landing
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stathams Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stathams Landing
      • Stathams Landing is located in Houston County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,839 people
    • Bonaire
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Kathleen
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kathleen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathleen
      • Kathleen is located in Houston County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kathleen <1>
    • Woodard Estates
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodard Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodard Estates
      • Woodard Estates is located in Houston County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,352 people
    • Clinchfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Warner Robins
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Elberta
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elberta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberta
      • Elberta is located in Houston County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,329 people
    • Centerville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Elko
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Perry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
      • Perry is located in Houston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,845 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <1>
  • Laurens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Powell, with the one closest to Powell listed first.
    • Montrose
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Dexter
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Dudley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cadwell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Rentz
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rentz have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rentz
      • Rentz is located in Laurens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rentz <1>
    • Dublin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • East Dublin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
      • Cedar Grove is located in Laurens County
    • Tuckers Crossroad
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuckers Crossroad have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Crossroad
      • Tuckers Crossroad is located in Laurens County
    • Midway
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Laurens County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,061 people
    • Lovett
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovett
      • Lovett is located in Laurens County
  • Peach County
    • Lakeview
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lakeview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
      • Lakeview is located in Peach County
  • Pulaski County
    • Hawkinsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Twiggs County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Powell, with the one closest to Powell listed first.
    • Danville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jeffersonville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeffersonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
      • Jeffersonville is located in Twiggs County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 931 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersonville <1>
    • Marion
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
      • Marion is located in Twiggs County
    • Huber
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber
      • Huber is located in Twiggs County
    • Dry Branch
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Wilcox County
    • Pineview
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Wilkinson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Powell, with the one closest to Powell listed first.
    • Irwinton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwinton
      • Irwinton is located in Wilkinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwinton <1>
    • Dedrich
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dedrich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedrich
      • Dedrich is located in Wilkinson County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,146 people
    • McIntyre
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McIntyre have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre
      • McIntyre is located in Wilkinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McIntyre <1>
    • Toomsboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toomsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toomsboro
      • Toomsboro is located in Wilkinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toomsboro <1>
    • Beech Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beech Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Hill
      • Beech Hill is located in Wilkinson County
    • Gordon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
      • Gordon is located in Wilkinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordon <1>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Powell, see our County-by-County Page for Powell.

Cemeteries Near Powell ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Powell.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Powell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Powell, with the one closest to Powell listed first.

  • Trail Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hinson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hinson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jones Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mullis - Cole Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mullis - Cole Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mullis - Cole Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Walters Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Barbour Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barbour Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barbour Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rowland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rowland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rowland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cedar Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jone's Family Farm Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jone's Family Farm Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Jone's Family Farm Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<5> to the southwest of Empire.
  • Rogers / Darsey Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers / Darsey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers / Darsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Buckhorn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buckhorn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buckhorn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (288 more) ...
    • Brown Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Douglas Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Douglas Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Douglas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Lister Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lister Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lister Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

While we didn't find Powell in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Powell.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Powell, with the one closest to Powell listed first.

  • Chester
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Empire
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
    • Empire is located in Dodge County
  • Carne ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carne
    • Carne is located in Dodge County
  • Allentown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Dubois
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dubois have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubois
    • Dubois is located in Dodge County
  • Nameless
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nameless have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
    • Nameless is located in Laurens County
  • Dexter
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Gresston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gresston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresston
    • Gresston is located in Dodge County
  • Dudley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Springhaven ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhaven
    • Springhaven is located in Laurens County
  • Beehive ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beehive have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beehive
    • Beehive is located in Dodge County
  • Dempsey
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dempsey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dempsey
    • Dempsey is located in Dodge County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Westlake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westlake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
      • Westlake is located in Twiggs County
    • Hawkinsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Eastman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Powell. See our List of 1890's Communities around Powell.

Newspapers Published in Powell ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Powell.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Powell, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Powell.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Powell:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Powell. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Bleckley County: www.bleckley.org/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<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 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.
<5>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) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Powell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4516, Longitude: -83.2443       In this case, the coordinates for Powell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.




 

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