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:
35.6426, -86.4328
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 Bedford County<2>.
The county seat for Bedford County is located in Shelbyville. Shelbyville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south 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 37 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.
- Morgan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Blankenship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
- Dozier Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Dozier Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozier Cemetery
- McElroy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The McElroy Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElroy Cemetery
- Gilmore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Gilmore Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Smotherman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Smotherman Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smotherman Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ransom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Ransom Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Bingham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bingham Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
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- Todd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Todd Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Cemetery
- Brothers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Brothers Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothers Cemetery
- Fosterville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Fosterville Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Holden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Holden Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden Cemetery
- Spence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Spence Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Williams - McLain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- McLean Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The McLean Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLean Cemetery
- Tarpley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Tarpley Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpley Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Springer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Springer Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springer Cemetery
- Steele Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Steele Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Cemetery
- Ogilivie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Ogilivie Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogilivie Cemetery
- Dial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Dial Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial Cemetery
- Crossroads Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
- Rainwater Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rainwater Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainwater Cemetery
- Bingham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bingham Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Manor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Manor Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 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:
- Vannatta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Midland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Bell Buckle
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Longview
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Plainview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Rucker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Wartrace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burns Place
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Unionville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shelbyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Beechgrove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Haley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Gossburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Dillton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Eagleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cortner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Murfreesboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Chapel Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Snell ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Patterson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Holts Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
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.
- Murfreesboro
- Shelbyville
- Wartrace
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 websites either 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 Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Bedford 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 #1319461 (Powell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1319461 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: Bedford
- Est. Elev: 244 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fosterville
- Location given for Powell Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.6425694 Lon: -86.4327707
- 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 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 things 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. |
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