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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:

35.2054, -94.7605

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 Le Flore County<2>.

The county seat for Le Flore County is located in Poteau. Poteau lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southeast of the Powell Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Powell Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Powell Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Bokoshe Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Bokoshe Cemetery is located in Le Flore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bokoshe Cemetery
  • Nubbin Ridge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Nubbin Ridge Cemetery is located in Le Flore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nubbin Ridge Cemetery
  • Brazil Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Brazil Cemetery is located in Le Flore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil Cemetery
  • Long Prairie Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Long Prairie Cemetery is located in Le Flore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Prairie Cemetery
  • Fair View Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Fair View Cemetery is located in Le Flore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair View Cemetery
  • Short Mtn. Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Short Mtn. Cemetery is located in Le Flore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Mtn. Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Short Mtn. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northwest of Spiro.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99527 <5>
  • Cowlington Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Cowlington Cemetery is located in Le Flore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowlington Cemetery
  • Garden of Memories Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Star Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Star Cemetery is located in Haskell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Cemetery
  • Keota Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Keota Cemetery is located in Haskell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keota Cemetery
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Le Flore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
  • Redland Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Redland Cemetery is located in Sequoyah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Center Point Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Center Point Cemetery is located in Sequoyah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point Cemetery
    • Brent Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Brent Cemetery is located in Sequoyah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Cemetery
    • Iron Bridge Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Iron Bridge Cemetery is located in Haskell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Bridge Cemetery
    • Dog Creek Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • French Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The French Cemetery is located in Le Flore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Cemetery
    • Wards Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Wards Cemetery is located in Le Flore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wards Cemetery
    • Mountain Home Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Mountain Home Cemetery is located in Le Flore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home Cemetery
    • Cedar Grove Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Le Flore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove 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 Powell Cemetery.

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

  • Bokoshe
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Panama
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cowlington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Cowlington is located in Le Flore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowlington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
  • Shady Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Spiro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Spiro is located in Le Flore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,154 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spiro <6>
  • Keota
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Skullyville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Skullyville is located in Le Flore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skullyville
  • Brent
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Brent is located in Sequoyah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent
  • McCurtain
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Fort Coffee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Fort Coffee is located in Le Flore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Coffee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
  • Poteau
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Cameron
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Gans
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Gans is located in Sequoyah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gans
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gans <6>
    • Rock Island
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Rock Island is located in Le Flore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
    • Braden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Braden is located in Le Flore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
    • Wister
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Pocola
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Muldrow
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sallisaw
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Howe
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Howe is located in Le Flore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howe <6>
    • Bonanza
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Bonanza is located in Sebastian County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 560 people

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 Le Flore County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bokoshe
  • Hackett
  • Howe
    • Howe lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Powell Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Howe.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
  • Keota
    • Keota lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Powell Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Keota.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keota
  • McCurtain
  • Muldrow
  • Panama
  • Poteau
  • Roland
  • Sallisaw
  • Spiro
    • Spiro lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Powell Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Spiro.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiro
  • Stigler
  • Wister

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 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 Powell Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Le Flore 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 #1096882  (Powell Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1096882 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: Le Flore
      • Est. Elev: 168 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Bokoshe
      • Location given for Powell Cemetery:
      • Lat: 35.2053749     Lon: -94.760504
      • 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 Oklahoma's counties, including Le Flore, 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 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.