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A visit to the Powhattan Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Powhattan Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Powhattan Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Powhattan Cemetery

Lat:   39.6608°   (39° 39' 38")

Lon:   -95.7600°   (-95° 45' 36")

The Powhattan Cemetery is located in Brown County<2>.

The county seat for Brown County is located in Hiawatha. Hiawatha lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the northeast of the Powhattan Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Powhattan Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Powhattan Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Wetmore Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wetmore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wetmore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wetmore Cemetery is located in Nemaha County
  • Netawaka Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Netawaka Cemetery
    • The Netawaka Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Granada Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Granada Cemetery
    • The Granada Cemetery is located in Nemaha County
  • Wolfley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wolfley Cemetery
    • The Wolfley Cemetery is located in Nemaha County
  • Jessepe Indian Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jessepe Indian Cemetery
    • The Jessepe Indian Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • The Jessepe Indian Cemetery has also been known as:
    • She Wa Ka Ah Cemetery
    • Swah Kah Ah Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2472036 <5>
  • Kickapoo Indian Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Barnes Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnes Cemetery
    • The Barnes Cemetery is located in Nemaha County
    • The Barnes Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Star Cemetery
  • Comet Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Comet Cemetery
    • The Comet Cemetery is located in Brown County
  • Capioma Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Capioma Cemetery
    • The Capioma Cemetery is located in Nemaha County
  • Spring Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Hill Cemetery
    • The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • St. Augustine's Fidelity Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Augustine's Fidelity Cemetery
    • The St. Augustine's Fidelity Cemetery is located in Nemaha County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Augustine's Fidelity Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the north of Sabetha.
    • The St. Augustine's Fidelity Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Fidelity Cemetery
    • St. Augustine Catholic Cemetery
    • St. Augustine's Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1574705 <5>
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Nemaha County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Ontario Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ontario Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ontario Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ontario Cemetery is located in Nemaha County
    • St. Peters Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Jonach Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jonach Cemetery
      • The Jonach Cemetery is located in Nemaha County
      • The Jonach Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Joniah Cemetery
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
      • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Nemaha County
    • Wheatland Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Powhattan Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powhattan Cemetery
      • The Powhattan Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • The Powhattan Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Grand Prairie Cemetery
    • Tyler Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tyler Cemetery
      • The Tyler Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Estes Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Estes Cemetery
      • The Estes Cemetery is located in Jackson County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Powhattan Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Powhattan Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Wetmore
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wetmore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
    • Wetmore is located in Nemaha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wetmore <6>
  • Netawaka
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netawaka
    • Netawaka is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
  • Granada
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granada
    • Granada is located in Nemaha County
    • Granada has also been known as:
    • Pleasant Point
    • Pleasant Spring
  • Capioma
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capioma
    • Capioma is located in Nemaha County
  • Whiting
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiting have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
    • Whiting is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
  • Mercier
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mercier. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercier
    • Mercier is located in Brown County
  • Powhattan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powhattan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
    • Powhattan is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
  • Goff
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goff
    • Goff is located in Nemaha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
  • Woodlawn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodlawn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
    • Woodlawn is located in Nemaha County
  • Circleville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Horton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Baker ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Baker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
    • Baker is located in Brown County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Fairview
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Soldier
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soldier have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldier
      • Soldier is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Soldier <6>
    • Holton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
      • Holton is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holton <6>
    • Kelly
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
      • Kelly is located in Nemaha County
    • Muscotah
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscotah
      • Muscotah is located in Atchison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
    • Willis
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
      • Willis is located in Brown County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
    • Corning
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corning have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
      • Corning is located in Nemaha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corning <6>
    • America City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for America City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America City
      • America City is located in Nemaha County
    • Sun Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sun Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Springs
      • Sun Springs is located in Brown County
    • Sabetha
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Birmingham
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
      • Birmingham is located in Jackson County
    • Larkinburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Larkinburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinburg
      • Larkinburg is located in Jackson County
    • Everest
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Hiawatha
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Oneida
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
      • Oneida is located in Nemaha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people

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 Powhattan Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Brown County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Powhattan Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Powhattan Cemetery:

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 Powhattan Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #473233  (Powhattan Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #473233 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Wetmore
    • County: Brown         Elev: 356
    • Location given for GNIS #473233 (Powhattan Cemetery)

The official website for Brown County: www.brown.kansasgov.com/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

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 Brown, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Powhattan Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6608, Longitude: -95.7600       In this case, the coordinates for the Powhattan Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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