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A visit to the Powell Canyon Cemetery ...



Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Powell Canyon Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Powell Canyon Cemetery (FG ID #101187)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Canyon Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Powell Canyon Cemetery

Lat:   41.4545°   (41° 27' 16")

Lon:   -100.1285°   (-100° 7' 42")

The Powell Canyon Cemetery is located in Custer County<2>.

The county seat for Custer County is located in Broken Bow. Broken Bow lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the east of the Powell Canyon Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Canyon Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Nebraska:
  • Pages specific to Custer County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Powell Canyon Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 12 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Powell Canyon Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Powell Canyon Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Arnold
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Logan
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Logan have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
      • Logan is located in Logan County
    • Callaway
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Anselmo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Gandy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy
      • Gandy is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
    • Merna
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merna have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merna
      • Merna is located in Custer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merna <4>
    • Stapleton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • New Helena
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Helena
      • New Helena is located in Custer County
    • Broken Bow
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Bow
      • Broken Bow is located in Custer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,437 people
      • Broken Bow has also been known as:
      • Brokenbow
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broken Bow <4>
    • Dunning
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Oconto
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Gates
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
      • Gates is located in Custer County

    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 Canyon Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Custer County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Powell Canyon Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 22 miles [35.4 km] of the Powell Canyon Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Arnold Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Woldheim Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Woldheim Cemetery is located in Custer County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woldheim Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west of Arnold.
      • The Woldheim Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Wilhelm Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woldheim Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101628 <1>
    • Kilmer Valley Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ortello Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Sand Valley Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Kingsbury Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Garfield Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Stop Table Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Andrews Catholic Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Grandview Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Grandview Cemetery is located in Custer County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Grandview Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Anselmo.
      • The Grandview Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Grand View Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grandview Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2141797 <1>
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • McCain Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • The McCain Cemetery is located in Logan County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the McCain Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Gandy.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCain Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100957 <1>
      • Merna Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • The Merna Cemetery is located in Custer County
        • The Merna Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Kilfoil Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merna Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2306178 <1>
      • St. Johns Cemetery
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • St. Anselms Cemetery
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • New Hope Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Custer County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the New Hope Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of New Helena.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101038 <1>
      • Sells Valley Cemetery
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • New Hope Church Cemetery
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Lodi Cemetery
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)

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

    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 Canyon Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #832336  (Powell Canyon Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #832336 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Arnold
      • County: Custer         Elev: 849
      • Location given for GNIS #832336 (Powell Canyon Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #101187

    The official website for Custer County: www.co.custer.ne.us/

    The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Custer, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Powell Canyon Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4545, Longitude: -100.1285    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.




 

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