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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. 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Powell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   35.0792°   (35° 4' 45")

Lon:   -87.2014°   (-87° 12' 5")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Giles County
  • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery is located in Giles County
  • Fall River Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fall River Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fall River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fall River Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
  • Lindsey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lindsey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lindsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lindsey Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
  • Gibbins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibbins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gibbins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gibbins Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
  • Freeman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freeman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freeman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Freeman Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
  • Dobbins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dobbins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dobbins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dobbins Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
  • Noblit Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Noblit Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Noblit Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Noblit Cemetery is located in Giles County
  • Booth Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Booth Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Booth Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Booth Chapel Cemetery is located in Giles County
  • Minor Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Minor Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Minor Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Minor Hill Cemetery is located in Giles County
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Richardson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richardson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richardson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Richardson Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Jackson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Giles County
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Giles County
    • Shores Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shores Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shores Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shores Cemetery is located in Giles County
    • Shores Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shores Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shores Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shores Cemetery is located in Giles County
    • Smith Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Sexton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sexton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sexton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sexton Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Oxford Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oxford Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oxford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oxford Cemetery is located in Giles County
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Giles County
    • Shores Church of Christ Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shores Church of Christ Cemetery
      • The Shores Church of Christ Cemetery is located in Giles County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Shores Church of Christ Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east 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 25 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill
    • Minor Hill is located in Giles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
  • Fall River
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
    • Fall River is located in Lawrence County
  • Appleton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Appleton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
    • Appleton is located in Lawrence County
  • Lester
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
    • Lester is located in Limestone County (AL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
  • Bethel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bethel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
    • Bethel is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
  • Stella
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
    • Stella is located in Giles County
  • Clifton ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • Clifton is located in Limestone County (AL)
  • Green Field
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Field
    • Green Field is located in Giles County
  • Bodenham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bodenham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenham
    • Bodenham is located in Giles County
  • Anderson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
    • Anderson is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
  • Prospect
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Busby
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
    • Busby is located in Lawrence County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weakley
      • Weakley is located in Giles County
    • Corum ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corum
      • Corum is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
    • Lawrenceburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Wales
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wales. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
      • Wales is located in Giles County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
    • Loretto
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loretto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
      • Loretto is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,781 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loretto <7>
    • Rascal Town
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rascal Town
      • Rascal Town is located in Lawrence County
    • Belew ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belew have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew
      • Belew is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
    • Slabtown ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Slabtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
      • Slabtown is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
    • Cedar Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedar Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
      • Cedar Hill is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
    • Estep ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estep have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
      • Estep is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
    • Cairo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
      • Cairo is located in Limestone County (AL)

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.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 #1298398  (Powell Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1298398 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: Appleton
    • County: Giles         Elev: 216
    • Location given for GNIS #1298398 (Powell Cemetery)

The official website for Giles County: www.gilescounty-tn.us/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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: 35.0792, Longitude: -87.2014       In this case, the coordinates for the Powell Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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>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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