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:
34.2204, -82.5685
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 Abbeville County<2>.
The county seat for Abbeville County is located in Abbeville. Abbeville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east southeast 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 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Powers Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Powers Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Daniels Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Daniels Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Daniels Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Lowndesville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #69864 <5>
- Midway Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
- Bells Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bells Chapel Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Chapel Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Old Rocky River Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rocky River Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Rocky River Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky River Cemetery
- Rocky River Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Rocky River Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky River Cemetery
- Smyrna Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
- Smyrna Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Little Mountain Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Little Mountain Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Mountain Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Mountain Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located between<6> the communities of Antreville and Abbeville. The cemetery lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Antreville.
- The Little Mountain Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Little Mountain Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #70540 <5>
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Leverett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Leverett Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Warrenton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Warrenton Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton Cemetery
- Carswell Baptist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cross Roads Methodist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Ridge Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Cemetery
- Old McCalla Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Old McCalla Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old McCalla Cemetery
- Old Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Old Zion Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Zion Cemetery
- Ashley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Ashley Cemetery is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley 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 Powers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Powers Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Monterey ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Monterey is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Lake Secession
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lake Secession is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Secession
- Lowndesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Antreville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Antreville is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antreville
- Latimer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Latimer is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Calhoun Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Iva
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Iva is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iva
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iva <7>
- Level Land
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Level Land is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Land
- Abbeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Due West
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Starr
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Deans
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Deans is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mount Carmel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Harmony
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Harmony is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Donalds
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cana ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cana is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
- Elberton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lisbon is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Homeland Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Homeland Park is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Park
- Willington
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Willington is located in McCormick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington
- Hodges
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Honea Path
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Holland Store
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Holland Store is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Store
- Holland Store has also been known as:
- Hollands
- Centerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Caldwell Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Caldwell Village is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Village
- Verdery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Verdery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdery
- Promised Land
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Promised Land is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
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 Abbeville County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Powers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Abbeville
- Calhoun Falls
- Donalds
- Due West
- Elberton
- Lowndesville
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 South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Abbeville 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 #1225655 (Powers Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1225655 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: Abbeville
- Est. Elev: 195 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Latimer
- Location given for Powers Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.2203884 Lon: -82.5684622
- 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 South Carolina's counties, including Abbeville, 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> | 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Antreville and Abbeville. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |