A visit to the 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 Powell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Powell Cemetery:
37.7487, -83.9521
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Powell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Powell Cemetery is located in Estill County<2>.
The county seat for Estill County is located in Irvine. Irvine lies just to the south southwest of the Powell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Powell Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Powell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Powell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Moore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Lackey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Noland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Noland Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noland Cemetery
- Estill County Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Marcum Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Marcum Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcum Cemetery
- Witt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Witt Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt Cemetery
- Masters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Masters Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masters Cemetery
- Puckett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Puckett Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett Cemetery
- Rawlins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Brinegar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wise Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Wise Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Owen Walling Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Owen Walling Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen Walling Cemetery
- Dugan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dugan Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugan Cemetery
- Wiseman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Wiseman Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiseman Cemetery
- Hamilton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
- Alcorn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Alcorn Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcorn Cemetery
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sunset Memorial Gardens is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Gardens
- The Sunset Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Memorial Garden Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #678117 <5>
- Alexander Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Griffin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
- Witt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Witt Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt Cemetery
- Sparks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sparks Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Cemetery
- The Sparks Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tabernacle Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2326658 <5>
- Cow Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cow Creek Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Creek Cemetery
- Tipton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Tipton Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Marcum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Marcum Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcum Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Powell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Powell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Irvine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Witt Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Witt Springs is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt Springs
- Ravenna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Vaughns Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vaughns Mill is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughns Mill
- Miller's Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Miller's Creek is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Creek
- Furnace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Furnace is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Knowlton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Knowlton is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton
- Winston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Winston is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
- Hatton Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hatton Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton Creek
- Clay City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wagersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wagersville is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagersville
- Log Lick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Log Lick is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Lick
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cat Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cat Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cat Creek
- Pecks Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pecks Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Creek
- North Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Bend is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
- Stanton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Old Clay City Road
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Old Clay City Road is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Clay City Road
- Piggville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Piggville is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piggville
- Waltersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Waltersville is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltersville
- Powell Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Powell Valley is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Valley
- Virden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Virden is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virden
- Rosslyn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rosslyn is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosslyn
- Black Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Black Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- College Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- College Hill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hill
- Bybee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bybee is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bybee
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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Estill County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Powell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clay City
- Irvine
- Ravenna
- Stanton
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 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 Powell Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Estill 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 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #514752 (Powell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #514752 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: Estill
- Est. Elev: 244 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Irvine
- Location given for Powell Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.748693 Lon: -83.952145
- 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 Estill, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- 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> | 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. |
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