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A visit to the Powell 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 Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Powell Cemetery (FG ID #17387)

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 Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   35.3943°   (35° 23' 39")

Lon:   -86.3167°   (-86° 19' 0")

The Powell Cemetery is located in Bedford County<2>.

The county seat for Bedford County is located in Shelbyville. Shelbyville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the Powell Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Powell Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Roberts Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roberts Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roberts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Roberts Cemetery is located in Bedford County
  • Hornaday - Proby Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hornaday - Proby Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hornaday - Proby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hornaday - Proby Cemetery is located in Bedford County
  • Parker Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Parker Cemetery is located in Bedford County
  • Bomar Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bomar Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bomar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bomar Cemetery is located in Bedford County
  • Stone Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stone Cemetery is located in Bedford County
  • Anthony Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anthony Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anthony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Anthony Cemetery is located in Bedford County
  • Landis Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Landis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Landis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Landis Cemetery is located in Bedford County
  • Key Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Key Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Key Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Key Cemetery is located in Bedford County
  • Hornaday - Miles Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hornaday - Miles Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hornaday - Miles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hornaday - Miles Cemetery is located in Bedford County
  • Young Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Young Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Young Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Young Cemetery is located in Bedford County
  • Kimzey Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kimzey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kimzey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kimzey Cemetery is located in Bedford County
  • Elkins Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elkins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Elkins Cemetery is located in Bedford County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Terry Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Terry Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Terry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Terry Cemetery is located in Bedford County
    • Bryant Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bryant Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bryant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bryant Cemetery is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9865 <1>
    • Russell Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Russell Cemetery is located in Bedford County
    • Hurricane Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hurricane Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hurricane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hurricane Cemetery is located in Moore County
    • Stone Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stone Cemetery is located in Bedford County
    • Daniel Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Daniel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Daniel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Daniel Cemetery is located in Bedford County
    • Shofner Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shofner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shofner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shofner Cemetery is located in Bedford County
    • Shofner Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shofner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shofner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shofner Cemetery is located in Bedford County
    • Hix Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Gore Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gore Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gore Cemetery is located in Moore County

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.

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 Bedford County.

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

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 #1298401  (Powell Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1298401 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: Normandy
    • County: Bedford         Elev: 290
    • Location given for GNIS #1298401 (Powell Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #17387

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.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 Tennessee's counties, including Bedford, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Powell Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3943, Longitude: -86.3167    
<4>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.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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