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:
37.9598, -86.0986
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 Meade County<2>.
The county seat for Meade County is located in Brandenburg. Brandenburg lies just to the northwest 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 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Powell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Powell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Johnston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Johnston Cemetery is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Dowe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ditto Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Ditto Cemetery is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditto Cemetery
- Bunger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bunger Cemetery is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunger Cemetery
- Woolrich Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Woolrich Cemetery is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolrich Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Buck Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Buck Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Buck Grove Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Buck Grove Cemetery
- Hoover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hoover Cemetery is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Cemetery
- Kinser Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Kinser Cemetery is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinser Cemetery
- Crosie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Crosie Cemetery is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosie Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The King Cemetery is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Garnettsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Stallings Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Stallings Cemetery is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stallings Cemetery
- Beswick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Beswick Cemetery is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beswick Cemetery
- Cap Anderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cap Anderson Cemetery is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cap Anderson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cap Anderson Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Brandenburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #73302 <5>
- Withers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Withers Cemetery is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withers Cemetery
- Boone Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Boone Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Cemetery
- Weather Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Weather Cemetery is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weather 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:
- Lickskillet
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lickskillet is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Rock Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rock Haven is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Haven
- Buck Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Buck Grove is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
- Hughes Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hughes Landing is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Landing
- Ekron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ekron is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Garrett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Garrett is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- Pilcher Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pilcher Landing is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilcher Landing
- Eastwood Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eastwood Hills is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood Hills
- Brandenburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grahamton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Grahamton is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamton
- Laconia
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hillgrove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hillgrove is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillgrove
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Muldraugh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rose Terrace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Terrace is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Terrace
- Van Voorhis Manor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Van Voorhis Manor is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Voorhis Manor
- Howard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Howard is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Mauckport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Midway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Haysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Haysville is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Guston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Guston is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guston
- Maples Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Maples Corner is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples Corner
- Flaherty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Flaherty is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaherty
- Prichard Place
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Prichard Place is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prichard Place
- West Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Glidas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Glidas is located in Harrison County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidas
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 Meade County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Powell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Meade 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 #501239 (Powell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #501239 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: Meade
- Est. Elev: 201 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rock Haven
- Location given for Powell Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.9597927 Lon: -86.0985786
- 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 Meade, 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 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |