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:
36.6998, -84.0541
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 Whitley County<2>.
The county seat for Whitley County is located in Williamsburg. Williamsburg lies just to the west northwest of the Powers Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Powers Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Powers Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rains Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rains Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains Cemetery
- Stanfill - Oaklawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Siler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Siler Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler Cemetery
- Sears Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sears Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sears Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sears Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the east of Williamsburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2515745 <5>
- McKiddy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The McKiddy Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKiddy Cemetery
- Watson - Lawson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lawson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lawson Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson Cemetery
- Lawson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Lawson Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson Cemetery
- Bennett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- The Brown Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wilson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2567450 <5>
- Wells Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Perkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Perkins Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Cemetery
- Briar Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Whitley County Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Beech Bottom Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Beech Bottom Church Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Bottom Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beech Bottom Church Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Siler.
- Goins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Goins Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goins Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Goins Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Siler.
- Croley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Croley Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croley Cemetery
- Owens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Sharp Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Sharp Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Nevisdale
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Nevisdale is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevisdale
- Verne
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Verne is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verne
- Packard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Packard is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard
- Louden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Louden is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden
- Pleasant View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant View is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Saxton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Saxton is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
- Siler
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Siler is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler
- Emlyn
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Emlyn is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emlyn
- Red Ash
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Red Ash is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
- Williamsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Lot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lot is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lot
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pearl
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pearl is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Frakes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Frakes is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frakes
- Jellico
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bryants Store
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bryants Store is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryants Store
- Rockholds
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rockholds is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockholds
- Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Ayers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ayers is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
- Morley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Morley is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
- White Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- White Oak is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Clairfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clairfield is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clairfield
- Hamlin Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hamlin Town is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin Town
- Pruden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pruden is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruden
- Pruden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pruden is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruden
- Wheeler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wheeler is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Whitley 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 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 Powers Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Whitley 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 #514755 (Powers Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #514755 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: Whitley
- Est. Elev: 310 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Saxton
- Location given for Powers Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.699806 Lon: -84.0540967
- 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 Whitley, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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. |