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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:

44.5037, -70.8168

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 Oxford County<2>.

The county seat for Oxford County is located in South Paris. South Paris lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the southeast of the Powers Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Powers Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Powers Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Powers Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Sunday River Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Sunday River Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunday River Cemetery
  • Mt. Will Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Mt. Will Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Will Cemetery
  • Bartlett Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Bartlett Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett Cemetery
  • Hanover Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Hanover Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Chandler Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Chandler Hill Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Hill Cemetery
  • Skillingston Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Skillingston Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skillingston Cemetery
  • Lower West Ellis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Upper West Ellis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Chapman Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Chapman Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Bethel.
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
    • West Bethel Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2375782 <5>
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Woodland Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • South Bethel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The South Bethel Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethel Cemetery
    • Rumford Point Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Rumford Point Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Rumford Point Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford Point Cemetery
    • East Ellis Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The East Ellis Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ellis Cemetery
    • Mt. Abram Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Mt. Abram Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Abram Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Abram Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Bethel.
      • The Mt. Abram Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Locke Mills Union Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90241 <5>
    • Birds Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Birds Hill Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Hill Cemetery
    • Farmers Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Farmers Hill Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Hill Cemetery
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 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:

  • Newry
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • North Newry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • North Newry is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newry
  • Mayville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Mayville is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
  • Bethel
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hanover
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • West Bethel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • West Bethel is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bethel
  • South Andover
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • South Andover is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Andover
  • Rumford Center
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • East Andover
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • East Andover is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Andover
  • Andover
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • North Woodstock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • North Woodstock is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodstock
  • Greenville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenville is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Bryant Pond
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodstock
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • South Rumford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • South Rumford is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rumford
    • Rumford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Mexico
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Greenwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Roxbury
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Stoneham
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Stoneham is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
    • Dickvale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Dickvale is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickvale

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 Oxford 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 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 Powers Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Maine:
  • Pages specific to Oxford 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 #573747  (Powers Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #573747 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: Oxford
      • Topo Map Name: Puzzle Mountain
      • Location given for Powers Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.50375     Lon: -70.81684
      • 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 Maine's counties, including Oxford, 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.