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:
35.0792, -87.2014
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 Giles County<2>.
The county seat for Giles County is located in Pulaski. Pulaski lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northeast 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 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Powell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Powell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fall River Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Fall River Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River Cemetery
- Lindsey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Lindsey Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey Cemetery
- Gibbins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gibbins Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbins Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Dobbins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Dobbins Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Cemetery
- Noblit Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Noblit Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noblit Cemetery
- Booth Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Booth Chapel Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth Chapel Cemetery
- Minor Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Minor Hill Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Richardson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Shores Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Shores Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shores Cemetery
- Shores Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Shores Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shores Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Sexton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Sexton Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton Cemetery
- Oxford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Oxford Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Shores Church of Christ Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Shores Church of Christ Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shores Church of Christ Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shores Church of Christ Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Anthony Hill.
- The Shores Church of Christ Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shores Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18481 <5>
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] of the Powell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Powell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Minor Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Minor Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Fall River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Appleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Lester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lester is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Anthony Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Anthony Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Hill
- Bethel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bethel is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Stella
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stella is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Clifton ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Green Field
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Green Field is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Field
- Bodenham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bodenham is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenham
- Leoma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Anderson is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Prospect
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Busby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Lexington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pulaski
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Weakley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Weakley is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weakley
- Corum ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Corum is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corum
- Lawrenceburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wales
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wales is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
- Loretto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rascal Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rascal Town is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rascal Town
- Belew ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belew is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew
- Slabtown ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Slabtown is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Cedar Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Hill is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Estep ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Estep is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Cairo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cairo is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
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 Giles County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Powell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Lawrenceburg
- Loretto
- Pulaski
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:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Giles 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 #1298398 (Powell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1298398 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: Giles
- Est. Elev: 216 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Appleton
- Location given for Powell Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.0792489 Lon: -87.2014037
- 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 Giles, 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. |
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