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 ...
The Powell Cemetery is located in Madison County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Bennett Cemetery
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Blue Ridge Cemetery
- The Blue Ridge Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Clayton Cemetery
- The Clayton Cemetery is located in Dallas County
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- Earlham Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Dallas County
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- Fairview Cemetery
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Farris Cemetery
- The Farris Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- German Lutheran Cemetery
- Jefferson Cemetery
- The Jefferson Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- McDonald Chase Cemetery
- McKibben Cemetery
- The McKibben Cemetery is located in Dallas County
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- Neal Cemetery
- The Neal Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Continue List (8 more) ...
- North Branch Cemetery
- The North Branch Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- North McDonald Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Dallas County
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- Primitive Baptist Cemetery
- Stringtown Cemetery
- The Stringtown Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- United Brethren Cemetery
- Van Meter Cemetery
- The Van Meter Cemetery is located in Dallas County
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- Worthington Cemetery
- The Worthington Cemetery is located in Madison County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Powell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Adel
- Arbor Hill
- Arbor Hill is located in Adair County
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- Bevington
- Booneville
- Churchville
- Churchville is located in Warren County
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- Clive
- Commerce
- Commerce is located in Polk County
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- Cumming
- Dallas Center
- DeSoto
- Dexter
- Earlham
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- East Peru
- East Peru is located in Madison County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Martensdale
- Ord
- Ord is located in Madison County
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- Orillia
- Orillia is located in Warren County
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- Patterson
- Patterson is located in Madison County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Pitzer
- Pitzer is located in Madison County
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- Prole
- Prole is located in Warren County
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- Redfield
- Saint Charles
- Stanzel
- Stanzel is located in Adair County
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- Stuart
- Van Meter
- Waukee
- Webster
- Webster is located in Madison County
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- West Des Moines
- Winterset
- Wiscotta
- Wiscotta is located in Dallas County
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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 Madison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Powell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adel
- Dallas Center
- Dexter
- Earlham
- East Peru
- Redfield
- Stuart
- Waukee
- Winterset
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites 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 Iowa:
- Pages specific to Madison 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 #1969351 (Powell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1969351 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: Madison
- Est. Elev: 324 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Earlham East
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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> | 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |