Welcome to Powellton ...

Powellton is located in Hancock County<1>.

The location of Powellton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Powellton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Powellton is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Powellton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Powellton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Powellton - they are located in California, Virginia and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Powellton.

Communities near Powellton ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Powellton.

• Fort Madison
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Madison
  • Fort Madison is located in Lee County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,263 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Madison <4>
• Keokuk
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keokuk
  • Keokuk is located in Lee County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keokuk <4>
• Hamilton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
  • Hamilton is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,673 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <4>
• Carthage
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Carthage is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <4>
• Warsaw
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warsaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
  • Warsaw is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <4>
• La Harpe
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Harpe
  • La Harpe is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,123 people
• Nauvoo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nauvoo
  • Nauvoo is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nauvoo <4>
• West Point
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
  • West Point is located in Lee County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <4>
• Dallas City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas City
  • Dallas City is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 859 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas City <4>
• Donnellson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnellson
  • Donnellson is located in Lee County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donnellson <4>

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 Powellton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Powellton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Powellton. 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 Powellton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Powellton. See our Newspapers Page for Powellton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Powellton ...

Looking for more information about Powellton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Powellton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Powellton.

Adding Powellton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Powellton 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 Powellton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Powellton post office opened in 1882.

We also found Powellton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Powellton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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