Our Genealogy Helper
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 Powers (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 Powers. 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 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.
Powers is located in Jay County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jay County: Adams, Blackford, Delaware, Randolph, Wells, Darke (OH) & Mercer (OH).
Below are the counties that are near Powers. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Powers:
- Jay County (The home county of Powers)
- The following are listed by their distance from Powers, with the one closest to Powers listed first.
- Redkey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blaine
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Blaine is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Greene
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Greene is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Bluff Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bluff Point is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Point
- Collett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Collett is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
- Dunkirk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pony is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
- Boundary City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Boundary City is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary City
- Portland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Salamonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Salamonia is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salamonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Pennville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Antiville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Antiville is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiville
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Powers, with the one closest to Powers listed first.
- Geneva
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Linn Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Linn Grove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Grove
- Berne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Coppess Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Coppess Corner is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppess Corner
- Honduras
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Honduras is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honduras
- Monroe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Blackford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Powers, with the one closest to Powers listed first.
- Ridertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ridertown is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridertown
- Millgrove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Hartford City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mollie ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mollie is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Montpelier
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Shamrock Lakes
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Shamrock Lakes is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Renner ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Renner is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Powers, with the one closest to Powers listed first.
- Albany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Desoto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Desoto is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto
- Granville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Granville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Former name for Granville:
- Weaton
- Selma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eaton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Liberty Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Muncie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Andersonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Andersonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Cowan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Gaston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Oakville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Yorktown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Powers, with the one closest to Powers listed first.
- Matthews
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Matthews is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Upland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fowlerton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fowlerton is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Arcana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Arcana is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcana
- Farrville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Farrville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrville
- Friendly Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Friendly Corner is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Corner
- Gas City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Van Buren
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Van Buren is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Fairmount
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jonesboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Powers, with the one closest to Powers listed first.
- Blountsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Blountsville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Luray
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Luray is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Mooreland
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mooreland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Springport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Messick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Messick is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messick
- Mount Summit
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Millville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Millville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Foley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Foley is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
- Sulphur Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Middletown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Castle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Huntington County
- Warren
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Powers, with the one closest to Powers listed first.
- Summitville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Summitville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
- Chesterfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alexandria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Powers, with the one closest to Powers listed first.
- Ridgeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 734 people
- Stone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stone is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Farmland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- New Pittsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- New Pittsburg is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Saratoga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Parker City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Winchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Windsor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Windsor is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Rural
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rural is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Haysville Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Haysville Corner is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville Corner
- Snow Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Union City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Powers, with the one closest to Powers listed first.
- Economy
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Economy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Franklin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Franklin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Fountain City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Hagerstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Greens Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Webster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Webster is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Whitewater
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whitewater is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Wells County
- The following are listed by their distance from Powers, with the one closest to Powers listed first.
- Phenix
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Phenix is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Nottingham
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Nottingham is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Petroleum
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Petroleum is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Keystone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Keystone is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Reiffsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Reiffsburg is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffsburg
- Greenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Greenville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Poneto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Poneto is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poneto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Travisville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Travisville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travisville
- Vera Cruz
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Vera Cruz is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Liberty Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Liberty Center is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Bluffton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Darke County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Powers, with the one closest to Powers listed first.
- Union City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Union City is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
- Lightsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lightsville is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightsville
- Long
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Long is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
- New Weston
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rossburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Coletown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Coletown is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coletown
- Nashville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Nashville is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Ansonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ansonia is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,120 people
- Palestine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Star
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pikeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pikeville is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Hollansburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hollansburg is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollansburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Mercer County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Powers, with the one closest to Powers listed first.
- Fort Recovery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Macedon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Macedon is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon
- Wendelin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wendelin is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendelin
- Burkettsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Skeels Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Skeels Crossroads is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeels Crossroads
- Wabash
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Wabash is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Saint Henry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Scudder
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Scudder is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scudder
- Coldwater
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Montezuma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Montezuma is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Powers, see our County-by-County Page for Powers.
Cemeteries Near Powers ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Powers.
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 Powers - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Powers covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Powers, with the one closest to Powers listed first.
- Powers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Flower Point Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Flesher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- New Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Caylo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wentz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stratton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stephens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Veterans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (338 more) ...
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bost Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Powers had a population of 157 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Powers, with the one closest to Powers listed first.
- New Mount Pleasant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Mount Pleasant is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mount Pleasant
- Redkey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 734 people
- Como
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Como is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Fairview
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Blaine
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Blaine is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Greene
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Greene is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Deerfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Deerfield is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Bluff Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bluff Point is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Point
- Collett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Collett is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
- Stone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stone is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Randolph
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Randolph is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dunkirk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pony is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
- Farmland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Powers. See our List of 1890's Communities around Powers.
Newspapers Published in Powers ...
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 101 newspapers that have been published in the area around Powers.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Powers, 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 Powers.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Powers:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Jay County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Blackford County
- Delaware County
- Grant County
- Henry County
- Huntington County
- Madison County
- Randolph County
- Wayne County
- Wells County
- Darke County
- Mercer County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
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> | 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 Powers, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Powers) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |