A visit to the Old Powell 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 Old Powell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Powell Cemetery:
36.8290, -84.7023
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Powell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Powell Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Monticello. Monticello lies just to the west of the Old Powell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Powell Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Old Powell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Powell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Thomas Dodson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Patience Simpson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Morrow - Dodson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Morrow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Morrow Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Dodson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Dodson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Cemetery
- Correll Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Correll Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Correll Cemetery
- Dick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Dick Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dick Cemetery
- Lee Phillips Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Lee Phillips Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Phillips Cemetery
- Denney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Denney Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denney Cemetery
- Godsey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Godsey Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godsey Cemetery
- Pine Tree Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Pine Tree Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree Cemetery
- Persimmon Tree Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Dodson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Dodson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Cemetery
- Alexander Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Mack Lair Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Mack Lair Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack Lair Cemetery
- Dodson - Ross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Chrisman - Duncan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gerty & Myrtle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ramsey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Cemetery
- Gooding Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Gooding Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooding Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Roberts - Bell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Eli Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Eli Walker Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli Walker Cemetery
- C H Denney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The C H Denney Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for C H Denney Cemetery
- Moody Cliff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Moody Cliff Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Cliff Cemetery
- Upper Denneys Gap Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cedar Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gibson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
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 Old Powell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Powell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ritner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ritner is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritner
- Monticello
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Frazer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Frazer is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer
- Mill Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Springs is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Springs
- Sumpter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sumpter is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Rankin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rankin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
- Parmleysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Parmleysville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmleysville
- Wiborg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wiborg is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiborg
- Greenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Greenwood is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Sloans Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sloans Valley is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloans Valley
- Tateville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tateville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tateville
- Bronston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Alpine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alpine is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Burnside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shearer Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shearer Valley is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shearer Valley
- Mount Pisgah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Smith Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Town is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Marshes Siding
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marshes Siding is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes Siding
- Parnell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Parnell is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Whitley City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Murl
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Murl is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murl
- Slickford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Slickford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickford
- Stearns
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vinnie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vinnie is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinnie
- Revelo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Revelo is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revelo
- Northfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Northfield is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Nancy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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 Old Powell Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Powell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burnside
- Monticello
- Whitley City
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 helpful 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 Old Powell Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Wayne 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 Old Powell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2568859 (Old Powell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2568859 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 251 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Coopersville
- Location given for Old Powell Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.828963 Lon: -84.7022657
- 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 Kentucky's counties, including Wayne, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Powell 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |