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 Powley Corners (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 Powley Corners. 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.
Name Variations for Powley Corners ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Powley Corners: Powley Cors.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.
Powley Corners is located in Warren 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 Warren County: Vermilion (IL), Benton, Fountain, Tippecanoe & Vermillion.
Below are the counties that are near Powley Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Powley Corners:
- Warren County (The home county of Powley Corners)
- The following are listed by their distance from Powley Corners, with the one closest to Powley Corners listed first.
- Pence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pence is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
- Brisco ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brisco is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisco
- Hedrick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hedrick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
- Sloan ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sloan is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
- Pine Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Chatterton ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Chatterton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatterton
- Old Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old Town is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- West Lebanon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Lebanon is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
- Williamsport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- State Line City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- State Line City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- State Line
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- State Line is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Baltimore ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Baltimore is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
- Independence
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Independence is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Powley Corners, with the one closest to Powley Corners listed first.
- Ambia
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ambia is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Talbot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dunn ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dunn is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- Boswell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Freeland Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Freeland Park is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland Park
- Oxford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fowler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gravel Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gravel Hill is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Atkinson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Atkinson is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
- Earl Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Earl Park is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Templeton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Templeton is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
- Raub
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Raub is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raub
- Wadena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wadena is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadena
- Fountain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Powley Corners, with the one closest to Powley Corners listed first.
- Attica
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Covington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Roberts
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Roberts is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Stone Bluff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stone Bluff is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bluff
- Layton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Layton is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Newtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Newtown is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Veedersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mellott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mellott is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Jasper County
- Remington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Powley Corners, with the one closest to Powley Corners listed first.
- Kentland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Newton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Newton is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Goodland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Brook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Foresman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Foresman is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foresman
- Beaver City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Beaver City is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
- Tippecanoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Powley Corners, with the one closest to Powley Corners listed first.
- Glenhall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Glenhall is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenhall
- Montmorenci
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Montmorenci is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montmorenci
- Westpoint
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Odell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Odell is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Shadeland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Shadeland is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,922 people
- Vermillion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Powley Corners, with the one closest to Powley Corners listed first.
- Rileysburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rileysburg is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rileysburg
- Tree Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Tree Spring is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Spring
- Gessie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gessie is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gessie
- Perrysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Champaign County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Powley Corners, with the one closest to Powley Corners listed first.
- Penfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gifford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Royal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Royal is located in Champaign County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royal <1>
- Ford County (IL)
- Paxton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Iroquois County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Powley Corners, with the one closest to Powley Corners listed first.
- Wellington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stockland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Milford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Goodwine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Claytonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Schwer
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Schwer is located in Iroquois County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schwer
- Woodland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Effner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Effner is located in Iroquois County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effner
- Sheldon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Woodworth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Woodworth is located in Iroquois County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
- Cissna Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Watseka
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Iroquois
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Vermilion County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Powley Corners, with the one closest to Powley Corners listed first.
- Coalton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coalton is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Hoopeston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rossville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alvin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Alvin is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Alvin has also been known as:
- Alvan Village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvin <1>
- Henning
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Lynn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bismarck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Potomac
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Illiana
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Illiana is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illiana
- Rankin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Newell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Newell is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Armstrong
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Collison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Powley Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Powley Corners.
Cemeteries Near Powley Corners ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Powley Corners.
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 Powley Corners - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Powley Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Powley Corners, with the one closest to Powley Corners listed first.
- Totheroh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jordan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Floral Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Miller Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Boswell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Redtop Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Perigo Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rossville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Van Reed Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brisco Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (239 more) ...
- Bethel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- The Bethel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wiseman Cemetery
- Hooker Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sugar Creek Chapel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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>
While we didn't find Powley Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Powley Corners.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Powley Corners, with the one closest to Powley Corners listed first.
- Ambia
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ambia is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Cheneyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cheneyville is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheneyville
- Talbot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dunnington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dunnington is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnington
- Hoopeston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Boswell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wellington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rossville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stockland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Chase
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chase is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Thomas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Thomas is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Alvin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Alvin is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Alvin has also been known as:
- Alvan Village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvin <1>
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hedrick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hedrick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
- Carbondale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carbondale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Rayville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rayville is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Powley Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Powley Corners.
Newspapers Published in Powley Corners ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Powley Corners.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Powley Corners, 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 Powley Corners.
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 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 Powley Corners:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Warren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Fountain County
- Jasper County
- Newton County
- Tippecanoe County
- Vermillion County
- Champaign County
- Ford County
- Iroquois County
- Vermilion 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> | 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 Powley Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Powley Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |