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 ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Powell Cemetery:
38.1723, -87.6286
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Powell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Powell Cemetery is located in Gibson County<2>.
The county seat for Gibson County is located in Princeton. Princeton lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Powell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Powell Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Powell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Powell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Mt. Mariah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Mariah Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Mariah Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Benson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Benson Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Knowles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Knowles Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles Cemetery
- St. Wendel Catholic Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Wendel Catholic Church Cemetery is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Wendel Catholic Church Cemetery
- The St. Wendel Catholic Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Wendel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2201649 <5>
- Trinity Parish Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Trinity Parish Cemetery is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Parish Cemetery
- Marchand Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Marchand Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marchand Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Marchand Cemetery is located in Warrenton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2485173 <5>
- Withrow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Withrow Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withrow Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Withrow Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Warrenton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484829 <5>
- Stunkel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Stunkel Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stunkel Cemetery
- Durham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Durham Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Kunze Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Kunze Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunze Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Walnut Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Walnut Hill Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill Cemetery
- Skelton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Skelton Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skelton Cemetery
- Old Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Old Union Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
- Engleheim Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Engleheim Cemetery is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engleheim Cemetery
- Richter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Richter Cemetery is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richter Cemetery
- Blue Grass Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Blue Grass Cemetery is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Grass Cemetery
- Nobles Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Nobles Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobles Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Powell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Powell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Stacer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stacer is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacer
- Haubstadt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Martin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Martin is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Armstrong
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Armstrong is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Cynthiana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Saint Wendel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Wendel is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Wendel
- Inglefield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Warrenton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Warrenton is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Fort Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mounts
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mounts is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounts
- Darmstadt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Darmstadt is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darmstadt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
- Owensville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Poseyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wadesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blairsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blairsville is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Highland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Highland is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- McCutchanville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- McCutchanville is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCutchanville
- Daylight
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Daylight is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Elberfeld
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wheatonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wheatonville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatonville
- Kasson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kasson is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Hepburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hepburn is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- Melody Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Melody Hill is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Hill
- Stewartsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stewartsville is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Buckskin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Buckskin is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin
- Douglas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Douglas is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
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 Gibson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Powell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Elberfeld
- Fort Branch
- Owensville
- Poseyville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 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 Indiana:
- Pages specific to Gibson 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 #441516 (Powell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #441516 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: Gibson
- Est. Elev: 144 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cynthiana
- Location given for Powell Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.1722661 Lon: -87.6286331
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Gibson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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 have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | 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. |
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