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:
36.5279, -81.5279
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 Ashe County<2>.
The county seat for Ashe County is located in Jefferson. Jefferson lies just to the south southeast of the Powers Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Powers Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Powers Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brooks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Waters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Waters Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Cemetery
- Tucker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Apple Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Apple Grove Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove Cemetery
- The Apple Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grove Cemetery
- Miller Family Cemetery
- William R. Miller Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2505508 <5>
- Eldreth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Eldreth Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldreth Cemetery
- Ham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Ham Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ham Cemetery
- Sabbath Home Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Gilley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Gilley Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilley Cemetery
- Weaver Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Powers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Powers Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Cemetery
- Graybeal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Graybeal Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graybeal Cemetery
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- Brooks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Dolinger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Dolinger Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolinger Cemetery
- Finley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Finley Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Nella Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Nella Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nella Cemetery
- Ham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Ham Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ham Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Ham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Ham Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ham Cemetery
- Hampton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- Landreth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Landreth Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landreth Cemetery
- Elliot Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Elliot Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot Cemetery
- Weaver Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- J.O. Blevens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Peace Haven Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Peace Haven Church Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Haven Church Cemetery
- The Peace Haven Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Peace Haven Community Cemetery
- Sturgill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Sturgill Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgill Cemetery
- Sullivan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Cemetery
- Hurley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hurley Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley 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:
- Brandon
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Brandon is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Lansing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sturgills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sturgills is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgills
- Comet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Comet is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Helton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Helton is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Apple Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Apple Grove is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Warrensville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Roten
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roten is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roten
- Jefferson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crumpler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rugby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rugby is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Whitetop
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Creston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Weavers Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Weavers Ford is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Ford
- Grassy Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Green Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Green Cove is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
- Grayson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Grayson is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Ashland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- West Jefferson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Orion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Orion is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Wagoner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wagoner is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagoner
- Topia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Topia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topia
- Mouth-of-Wilson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Scottville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Trout Dale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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 Ashe 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 either 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 North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Ashe 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 #1014636 (Powers Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1014636 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: Ashe
- Est. Elev: 866 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Park
- Location given for Powers Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5278997 Lon: -81.5278863
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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 North Carolina's counties, including Ashe, 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. |
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