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:
35.4001, -84.9494
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 Meigs County<2>.
The county seat for Meigs County is located in Decatur. Decatur lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northeast of the Powell Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Powell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Powell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Doughty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Doughty Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doughty Cemetery
- Blankenship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
- Good Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- McClanahan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The McClanahan Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClanahan Cemetery
- Burketts Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Garrison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Garrison Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison Cemetery
- Spivey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Spivey Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spivey Cemetery
- Old Browder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Old Browder Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Browder Cemetery
- McInturff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The McInturff Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McInturff Cemetery
- Clint Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Clint Hill Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clint Hill Cemetery
- Cowan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cowan Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Cemetery
- Early Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Early Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Early Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southeast of Dayton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11596 <5>
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- Sullivan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Cemetery
- Spivey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Spivey Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spivey Cemetery
- Neeley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Neeley Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neeley Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- McKenzie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The McKenzie Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie Cemetery
- Beta Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Beta Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta Cemetery
- Hood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hood Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood Cemetery
- Spence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Spence Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence 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:
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- Birchwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Etola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- Bryan Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Dayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lamontville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Goodfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Graysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Cumberland Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Hopewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Ogden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Countryside Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- Decatur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Soddy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Soddy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy
- Bellefounte
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Charleston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Calhoun
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Top
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Flat Top is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
- Population from the 2010 Census: 422 people
- Brayton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Summer City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Soddy - Daisy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Daisy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Daisy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
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 Meigs County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Powell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Calhoun
- Cleveland
- Dayton
- Decatur
- Soddy - Daisy
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 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 Meigs 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 #1298402 (Powell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1298402 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: Meigs
- Est. Elev: 222 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Big Spring
- Location given for Powell Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.4000711 Lon: -84.9493945
- 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 Meigs, 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 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |