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Introduction ...

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.

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 northwest 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 north.

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 north 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Powell is historic, it would have been located within present day Lamar County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lamar County: Butts, Monroe, Pike, Spalding & Upson.

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:

  • Lamar County     (The home county of Powell)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Powell, with the one closest to Powell listed first.
    • Barnesville
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Aldora
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Aldora is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldora
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
    • Milner
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Goggins
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Goggins is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goggins
      • Goggins has also been known as:
      • Goggans Station
      • Goggans
      • Goggansville
      • Goggins Station
      • Gogginsville
    • Liberty Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Liberty Hill is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
  • Bibb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Powell, with the one closest to Powell listed first.
    • Lizella
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • West Point
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • West Point is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
    • Brookhaven
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Brookhaven is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
      • Estimated population in 2019: 55,554 people
    • Payne
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Payne is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
  • Butts County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Powell, with the one closest to Powell listed first.
    • Jenkinsburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Flovilla
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jackson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fincherville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Fincherville is located in Butts County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincherville
  • Clayton County
    • Lovejoy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Coweta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Powell, with the one closest to Powell listed first.
    • Haralson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Senoia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Powell, with the one closest to Powell listed first.
    • Musella
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Knoxville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Roberta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Powell, with the one closest to Powell listed first.
    • Brooks
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Woolsey Woods
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Woolsey Woods is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey Woods
      • Estimated population in 2019: 167 people
    • Woolsey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Woolsey is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
    • Inman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Keyland Woods
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Keyland Woods is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyland Woods
      • Estimated population in 2019: 332 people
    • Foreston Place
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Foreston Place is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston Place
      • Estimated population in 2019: 20,020 people
    • Harp
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Harp is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harp
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Powell, with the one closest to Powell listed first.
    • Locust Grove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Hampton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Blacksville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Blacksville is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
    • McDonough
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Meriwether County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Powell, with the one closest to Powell listed first.
    • Carrolls
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Carrolls is located in Meriwether County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrolls
      • Estimated population in 2019: 27,259 people
    • Edman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Edman is located in Meriwether County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edman
    • Gay
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Gay is located in Meriwether County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gay <2>
    • Woodbury
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Betts
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Betts is located in Meriwether County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betts
      • Estimated population in 2019: 373 people
    • Chalybeate Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Chalybeate Springs is located in Meriwether County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
    • Manchester
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bullochville ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Bullochville is located in Meriwether County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullochville
    • Rocky Mount
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Rocky Mount is located in Meriwether County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Powell, with the one closest to Powell listed first.
    • Box Ankle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Box Ankle is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Ankle
    • Culloden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Forsyth
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Russellville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Russellville is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
    • Smarr
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Bolingbroke
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Juliette
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Pike County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Powell, with the one closest to Powell listed first.
    • Meansville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Zebulon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Williamson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Concord
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Hilltop
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Hilltop is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
    • Lawrences Mill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Lawrences Mill is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrences Mill
      • Estimated population in 2019: 30,834 people
    • Molena
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Spalding County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Powell, with the one closest to Powell listed first.
    • Orchard Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • East Griffin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • East Griffin is located in Spalding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Griffin
    • Griffin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Experiment
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Esmond
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Esmond is located in Spalding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmond
    • Sunny Side
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Talbot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Powell, with the one closest to Powell listed first.
    • Prattsburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Prattsburg is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburg
    • Centerville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Centerville is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Woodland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Belleview
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Belleview is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
  • Taylor County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Powell, with the one closest to Powell listed first.
    • Carsonville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Carsonville is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
    • Five Points
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Five Points is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Upson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Powell, with the one closest to Powell listed first.
    • The Rock
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Yatesville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Delray
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Delray is located in Upson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
    • Hannahs Mill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Hannahs Mill is located in Upson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahs Mill
    • Thomaston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lincoln Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Lincoln Park is located in Upson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,503 people
    • Sunset Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Sunset Village is located in Upson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
    • Barker Spring
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Barker Spring is located in Upson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Spring
    • Salem
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Salem is located in Upson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem

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.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Powell - one of the links might be able to help.

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.

  • Memorial Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Head Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Moye Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fredonia Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sappington Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Wadesworth Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cheek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Harris Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sardis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Reeves - Askin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (440 more) ...
    • Sheram Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Ennis Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Stallings Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)

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.

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.

  • Goggins
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Goggins is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goggins
    • Goggins has also been known as:
    • Goggans Station
    • Goggans
    • Goggansville
    • Goggins Station
    • Gogginsville
  • The Rock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Yatesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Collier
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Collier is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collier
  • Weaver ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Weaver is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
  • Meansville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Delray
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Delray is located in Upson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
  • Strouds
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Strouds is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strouds
  • Brent
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Brent is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent
  • Zebulon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Culloden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • High Falls
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • High Falls is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Falls
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Thomaston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Russellville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Russellville is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
    • Forsyth
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)

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 44 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 23 miles [37 km]<3>. 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 first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites 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:

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Powell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.