A visit to the Powers 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 Powers Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Powers Cemetery:
37.7134, -83.0735
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Powers Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Powers Cemetery is located in Magoffin County<2>.
The county seat for Magoffin County is located in Salyersville. Salyersville lies just to the north of the Powers Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 40 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Powers Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Powers Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Craft Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Craft Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craft Cemetery
- Moses Hoskins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Moses Hoskins Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moses Hoskins Cemetery
- G V Joseph Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The G V Joseph Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for G V Joseph Cemetery
- May Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The May Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Cemetery
- Patrick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Patrick Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Cemetery
- Bluegrass Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Bluegrass Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluegrass Cemetery
- Gardner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Gardner Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Cemetery
- May Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The May Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Cemetery
- Connelley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Connelley Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connelley Cemetery
- Bruce Arnett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bruce Arnett Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce Arnett Cemetery
- Kenis Mann Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Kenis Mann Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenis Mann Cemetery
- Nathan Howard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Nathan Howard Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathan Howard Cemetery
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- Arnett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Arnett Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett Cemetery
- Thurman Dyer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Thurman Dyer Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman Dyer Cemetery
- Owens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Arnett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Arnett Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett Cemetery
- Arnett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Arnett Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- May Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The May Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Cemetery
- Caudill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Caudill Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caudill Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Dyer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Dyer Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Cemetery
- Ambrose & Susan Arnett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- E.B. Dyer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The E.B. Dyer Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for E.B. Dyer Cemetery
- The E.B. Dyer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bear Branch Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2579484 <5>
- Jackson L Arnett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery - Minix Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Charles Minix Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Charles Minix Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Minix Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Charles Minix Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of Salyersville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2264520 <5>
- Patton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Patton Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Cemetery
- Gullett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gullett Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gullett Cemetery
- Bishop Patrick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Patrick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Patrick Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Hurt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hurt Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt Cemetery
- Roark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Roark Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roark Cemetery
- Patrick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Patrick Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Cemetery
- Risner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Risner Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risner Cemetery
- Rockhouse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rockhouse Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Darnell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Darnell Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell Cemetery
- Bays Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bays Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bays 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 Powers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Powers Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lakeville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lakeville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Salyersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hendricks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hendricks is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
- Sublett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sublett is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett
- Royalton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Royalton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Marshallville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Marshallville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
- Ivyton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ivyton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivyton
- Elsie
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Elsie is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsie
- Ova
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ova is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ova
- Gypsy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gypsy is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
- Falcon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Falcon is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Edna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Edna is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Painters Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Painters Lick is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painters Lick
- Maggard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Maggard is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maggard
- Gapville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gapville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapville
- Wheelersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wheelersburg is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelersburg
- Flat Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Flat Fork is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Fork
- Oil Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oil Springs is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Springs
- Netty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Netty is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netty
- Bays
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bays is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bays
- Cisco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cisco is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Asa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Asa is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asa
- Lacey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lacey is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Logville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Logville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logville
- Rousseau
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rousseau is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau
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 Powers Cemetery. The following communities are located in Magoffin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Powers 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 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 Powers Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Magoffin 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 Powers Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #501255 (Powers Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #501255 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: Magoffin
- Est. Elev: 279 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Salyersville South
- Location given for Powers Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.713426 Lon: -83.0735038
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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 Magoffin, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Powers 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. |