A visit to the South Powhattan Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the South Powhattan Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The South Powhattan Cemetery (FG ID #93411)
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 South Powhattan Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the South Powhattan Cemetery
Lat: 39.6610° (39° 39' 39")
Lon: -95.7599° (-95° 45' 35")
The South 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 South 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 South Powhattan Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from South 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.<5> 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)
- Granada Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wolfley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jessepe Indian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kickapoo Indian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Barnes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Comet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Capioma Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- St. Augustine's Fidelity Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- 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.<5> 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.<5> 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.<5> 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)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wheatland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Powhattan Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tyler Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Estes Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
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 South Powhattan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from South 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.<5> 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)
- Granada
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Capioma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mercier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- 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.<5> 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
- 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.<5> 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.<5> 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)
- 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)
- 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.<5> 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.<5> 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)
- Muscotah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Willis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- 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.<5> 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.<5> 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)
- Sabetha
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Birmingham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Larkinburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- 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)
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 South 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 South Powhattan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Circleville
- Corning
- Everest
- Hiawatha
- Holton
- Horton
- Kelly
- Kelly lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the South Powhattan Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kelly.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Muscotah
- Netawaka
- Oneida
- Oneida lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the South Powhattan Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oneida.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Sabetha
- Wetmore
- Whiting
- Willis
- Willis lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the South Powhattan Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Willis.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
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 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 South Powhattan Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Brown County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the South Powhattan Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 South Powhattan Cemetery:
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #93411
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Brown County: www.brown.kansasgov.com/
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<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 '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the South Powhattan Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6610, Longitude: -95.7599 |
<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 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. |
<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. |