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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 Powelton (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 Powelton. 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 hospitals and 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.

Powelton is located in Hancock 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 Hancock County: Baldwin, Glascock, Greene, Putnam, Taliaferro, Warren & Washington.

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

  • Hancock County     (The home county of Powelton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Powelton, with the one closest to Powelton listed first.
    • Springfield
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Springfield is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Gum Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Gum Hill is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Hill
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,146 people
    • Sparta
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Zebulon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Zebulon is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,228 people
    • Buckhead ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Buckhead is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhead
      • Estimated population in 2019: 183 people
  • Baldwin County
    • Black Spring
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Black Spring is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Spring
  • Glascock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Powelton, with the one closest to Powelton listed first.
    • Mitchell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Gibson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Edge Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Edge Hill is located in Glascock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Powelton, with the one closest to Powelton listed first.
    • Swaggy Valley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Swaggy Valley is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swaggy Valley
      • Estimated population in 2019: 7,542 people
    • White Plains
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Siloam
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Comfort ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Comfort is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
      • Estimated population in 2019: 7,085 people
    • Daniel Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Daniel Springs is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Springs
      • Estimated population in 2019: 594 people
    • Jacksonville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jacksonville is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 133 people
    • Union Point
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Durham Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Durham Town is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Town
    • Greensboro
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodville is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Powelton, with the one closest to Powelton listed first.
    • Avera
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Avera is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avera <1>
    • Omaha Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Omaha Springs is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha Springs
    • Stapleton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Stapletons Crossroads
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Stapletons Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapletons Crossroads
      • Estimated population in 2019: 393 people
  • Lincoln County
    • Loce
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Loce is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loce
  • McDuffie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Powelton, with the one closest to Powelton listed first.
    • Thomson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Columbia Mine ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Columbia Mine is located in McDuffie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Mine
      • Estimated population in 2019: 195,769 people
    • Hamilton Crossroads
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Hamilton Crossroads is located in McDuffie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Crossroads
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,117 people
    • Boneville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Dearing
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Megahee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Megahee is located in McDuffie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megahee
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,031 people
  • Morgan County
    • Buckhead
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Oglethorpe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Powelton, with the one closest to Powelton listed first.
    • Maxeys
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Stephens
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Powelton, with the one closest to Powelton listed first.
    • Oconee Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Oconee Springs is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Springs
      • Estimated population in 2019: 243 people
    • Jefferson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jefferson is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
    • Eatonton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Taliaferro County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Powelton, with the one closest to Powelton listed first.
    • Crawfordville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Sharon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Raytown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Raytown is located in Taliaferro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raytown
    • Springfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Springfield is located in Taliaferro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Carters Grove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Carters Grove is located in Taliaferro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Grove
      • Estimated population in 2019: 21,760 people
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Powelton, with the one closest to Powelton listed first.
    • Barnett
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Barnett is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
    • Norwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jewell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Warrenton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Camak
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Cadley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Cadley is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadley
      • Estimated population in 2019: 540 people
    • Mesena
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Powelton, with the one closest to Powelton listed first.
    • Warthen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Deepstep
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Goat Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Goat Town is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat Town
  • Wilkes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Powelton, with the one closest to Powelton listed first.
    • Tyrone
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Tyrone is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
    • Lundberg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Lundberg is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundberg
      • Estimated population in 2019: 831 people
    • Washington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Centerville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Centerville is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Rayle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • New Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • New Town is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town

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

Cemeteries Near Powelton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Powelton.

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 Powelton - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Powelton had a population of 162 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Mayfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mayfield is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
  • Barnett
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Barnett is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
  • Culverton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Culverton is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culverton
  • Crawfordville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Norwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • White Plains
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Sharon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Sparta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Warrenton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Robinson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Robinson is located in Taliaferro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
  • Hillman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Hillman is located in Taliaferro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
  • Camak
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Lyneville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Lyneville is located in Taliaferro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyneville
    • Cadley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Cadley is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadley
      • Estimated population in 2019: 540 people
    • Siloam
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Powelton ...

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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Powelton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Powelton, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Powelton.

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 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 Powelton:

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 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.
<3>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 Powelton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Powelton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.