Welcome to Powell County ...

Time Zone: Powell County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Stanton is the Seat for Powell County.

Powell County was founded in 1852. Powell was created by taking area from Clark, Estill and Montgomery Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Powell had a population of 12,359 people. This is a decrease of 2.25% since the last Census (which gave a population of 12,643 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Powell represented 0.29% of the total population of Kentucky.

Websites of Interest ...

• Websites specific to Kentucky
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• Websites specific to Powell County
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• Websites for nearby counties
  • Clark County
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  • Estill County
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  • Lee County
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  • Wolfe County
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• Cemetery Information and Directories
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Kentucky
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Kentucky
  • Cemeteries of Powell County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Kentucky
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Kentucky