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:
35.9121, -77.7105
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 Edgecombe County<2>.
The county seat for Edgecombe County is located in Tarboro. Tarboro lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of the Powell Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Powell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Powell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Northeastern Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Unity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Unity Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Cemetery
- Pineview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pineview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Pineview Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview Cemetery
- Old Town Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Old Town Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Cemetery
- County Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The County Home Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Home Cemetery
- St. Matthews Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Matthews Church Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthews Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Matthews Church Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the east of Rocky Mount.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2320405 <5>
- New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Battle Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Battle Park Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Park Cemetery
- The Battle Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rocky Mount Mill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1977750 <5>
- Lawrence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Pineview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Pineview Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview Cemetery
- The Pineview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pinetops Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2223640 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Bulluck Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Bulluck Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulluck Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Joseth Acie Brown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Joseth Acie Brown Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseth Acie Brown Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Joseth Acie Brown Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of Wilson.
- The Joseth Acie Brown Cemetery has also been known as:
- Womble Cemetery
- Womble Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2337787 <5>
- Edgecombe Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tarboro Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hutchins Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Hutchins Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Lancaster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lancaster is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Hartsboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hartsboro is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsboro
- Hartsease
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hartsease is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsease
- Mercer
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mercer is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Rocky Mount
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sharpsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Summerfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Summerfield is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- North Green
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Green is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Green
- Ashburk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ashburk is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburk
- Henrietta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Henrietta is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Easonburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Easonburg is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonburg
- Joyners Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Joyners Crossing is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyners Crossing
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Battleboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pinetops
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tarboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fairview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Leggett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Leggett is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leggett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Halifax Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Halifax Crossing is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax Crossing
- Princeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Princeville is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
- Hope Lodge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hope Lodge is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Lodge
- Drake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Drake is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Dortches
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dortches is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dortches
- Population from the 2020 Census: 964 people
- Langley Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Langley Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley Crossroads
- Elm City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Macclesfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gethsemane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gethsemane is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
- Westry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Westry is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westry
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 Edgecombe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Powell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Battleboro
- Elm City
- Rocky Mount
- Tarboro
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Edgecombe 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 #1024633 (Powell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1024633 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: Edgecombe
- Est. Elev: 36 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hartsease
- Location given for Powell Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9120999 Lon: -77.7105315
- 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 North Carolina's counties, including Edgecombe, 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. |