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:
36.5298, -86.9303
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 Robertson County<2>.
The county seat for Robertson County is located in Springfield. Springfield lies just to the east southeast 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 35 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Powell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Powell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Matthews Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Matthews Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Draughan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Draughan Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draughan Cemetery
- Draughan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Draughan Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draughan Cemetery
- Cohea Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Cohea Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohea Cemetery
- Needmore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Needmore Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Woodard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Woodard Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodard Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Dunn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Dunn Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Cemetery
- Murphy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Continue List (23 more) ...
- Crockett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Crockett Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Cemetery
- Crunk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Crunk Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crunk Cemetery
- Shepherd - Crunk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Shepherd - Crunk Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Shepherd - Crunk Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd - Crunk Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shepherd - Crunk Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Springfield.
- The Shepherd - Crunk Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shepherd Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18410 <5>
- Elmwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elmwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Springfield.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11740 <5>
- Mt. Denson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Denson Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Denson Cemetery
- Childers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Childers Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childers Cemetery
- Woodard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Woodard Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodard Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Highsmith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Highsmith Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highsmith Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Fyke Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fyke Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fyke Cemetery
- Restlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Restlawn Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Restlawn Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Fisher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Porter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- McIntosh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The McIntosh Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Cemetery
- Herring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Herring Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring Cemetery
- Wilkerson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilkerson Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkerson Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Farthing Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Farthing Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farthing Cemetery
- Garrett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- Farmer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Farmer Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Springfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Flewellyn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Flewellyn is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flewellyn
- Barren Plain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Barren Plain is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barren Plain
- Cedar Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oakland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Sandy Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
- Coopertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Coopertown is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,612 people
- Adams
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Holmansville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Holmansville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmansville
- Greenbrier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenbrier is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,905 people
- Keysburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Keysburg is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysburg
- Stroudville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stroudville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pleasant View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Adairville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hygeia Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hygeia Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygeia Springs
- Port Royal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Port Royal is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Ridgepost ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ridgepost is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgepost
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,732 people
- Ridgetop
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgetop is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
- Orlinda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Westeria ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Westeria is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westeria
- Jernigan Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jernigan Town is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan Town
- Cross Plains
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Woodford ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Woodford is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Calistia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Calistia is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistia
- Allensville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Allensville is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 157 people
- Hadensville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hadensville is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadensville
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 Robertson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Powell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adairville
- Adams
- Greenbrier
- Pleasant View
- Springfield
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 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 Robertson 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 #1644399 (Powell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1644399 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: Robertson
- Est. Elev: 209 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Springfield North
- Location given for Powell Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5297671 Lon: -86.9302767
- 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 Robertson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- 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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