A visit to the Powell Township 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 Twp. Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Powell Twp. Cemetery:
37.3428, -99.2098
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Powell Twp. Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Powell Twp. Cemetery is located in Comanche County<2>.
The county seat for Comanche County is located in Coldwater. Coldwater lies just to the southwest of the Powell Twp. Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Powell Twp. Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> of the Powell Twp. Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Powell Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Crown Hill Cemetery is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Hill Cemetery
- Nescatunga Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Nescatunga Cemetery is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nescatunga Cemetery
- Belvidere Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Belvidere Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere Cemetery
- Soldier Creek Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wyman Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Wyman Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman Cemetery
- Bethel Memorial Garden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Memorial Garden is located in Kiowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Memorial Garden
- The Bethel Memorial Garden has also been known as:
- Bethel Cemetery
- Bethel Mennonite Cemetery
- Avilla Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Avilla Cemetery is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla Cemetery
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Barber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Cemetery
- Chinn Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Chinn Cemetery is located in Barber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinn Cemetery
- Protection Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Boles Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- The Boles Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Lexington Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- The Lexington Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Cemetery
- East Slope Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- The East Slope Cemetery is located in Pratt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Slope Cemetery
- Haviland Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- The Haviland Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haviland Cemetery
- Mennonite Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
- The Mennonite Cemetery has also been known as:
- Protection Mennonite Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2228048 <5>
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- Aetna Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wellsford Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Wellsford Cemetery is located in Pratt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsford Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Pratt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Powell Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Powell Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wilmore
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wilmore is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Coldwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Belvidere
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Belvidere is located in Kiowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
- Sun City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Protection
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Buttermilk
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Buttermilk is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttermilk
- Deerhead
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Deerhead is located in Barber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerhead
- Greensburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Brenham ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Brenham is located in Kiowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenham
- Haviland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lake City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lake City is located in Barber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Wellsford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wellsford is located in Kiowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsford
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Lexington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lexington is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
- Aetna ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Aetna is located in Barber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
- Mullinville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coats
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Coats is located in Pratt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Cullison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cullison is located in Pratt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Sitka
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sitka is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Forest City ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Forest City is located in Barber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
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 Twp. Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Comanche County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Powell Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aetna - Historic
- Bucklin
- Coats
- Coats lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Powell Twp. Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Coats.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Coldwater
- Cullison
- Greensburg
- Haviland
- Mullinville
- Protection
- Wellsford
- Wilmore
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 websites either 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 Twp. Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Comanche 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 Twp. Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #470742 (Powell Township Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #470742 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: Comanche
- Est. Elev: 629 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wilmore
- Location given for Powell Township Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.3430783 Lon: -99.2101104
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Kansas' counties, including Comanche, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Powell Twp. 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |