A visit to the Powers 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 Powers Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Powers Cemetery (FG ID #39308).
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:
42.8953, -124.0783
The Powers Cemetery is located in Coos County<2>.
The county seat for Coos County is located in Coquille. Coquille lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the north northwest 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 21 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Powers Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Powers Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wise Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Norris Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hayes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Warner Grave
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Waterman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Neal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Haines Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Myrtle Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dement Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brewer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hermann Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brack Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Warner Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Garrett Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Catching Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Enchanted Prairie Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Myrtle Point Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Huckleberry Knoll Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fetter Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Norway Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gravelford Pioneer Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- The Gravelford Pioneer Cemetery is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelford Pioneer Cemetery
- The Gravelford Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gravelford Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38841 <1>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Powers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Powers Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Powers
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Etelka ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Etelka is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etelka
- Bancroft
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Broadbent
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Myrtle Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Remote
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gravelford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Norway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Arago
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Langlois
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Denmark
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Coquille
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Twomile
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sixes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Parkersburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Camas Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bandon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Port Orford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Agness
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
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 Coos County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Powers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bandon
- Coquille
- Denmark
- Myrtle Point
- Port Orford
- Powers
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 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 Oregon:
- Pages specific to Coos 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #39308
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1154479 (Powers Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1154479 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: Coos
- Est. Elev: 101 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Powers
- Location given for Powers Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.8942767 Lon: -124.0789859
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Oregon's counties, including Coos, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |