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:
36.4995, -86.9458
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 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 31 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.
- Fisher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Crockett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Crockett Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Cemetery
- Crunk Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Crunk Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crunk Cemetery
- Shepherd - Crunk Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- 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>
- Draughan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Draughan Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draughan Cemetery
- Holman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Holman Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holman Cemetery
- Manlove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Manlove Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manlove Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Matthews Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Matthews Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews Cemetery
- Draughan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Draughan Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draughan Cemetery
- 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
- Morris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Benton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Benton Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Benton Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Benton Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Springfield.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9180 <5>
- Powell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Dunn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dunn Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Washington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Washington Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Billy Cothron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lipscomb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lipscomb Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb Cemetery
- Murphey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Murphey Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphey Cemetery
- Black Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Binkley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Binkley Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binkley Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The White Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Cohea Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cohea Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohea Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Fykes Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Fykes Grove Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fykes Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 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:
- Flewellyn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Flewellyn is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flewellyn
- Springfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
- Coopertown
(5 miles [8 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
- Oakland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Barren Plain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Barren Plain is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barren Plain
- Holmansville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Holmansville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmansville
- Pleasant View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Adams
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Stroudville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Stroudville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudville
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Hygeia Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hygeia Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygeia Springs
- Westeria ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Westeria is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westeria
- Keysburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Keysburg is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysburg
- Ridgepost ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ridgepost is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgepost
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,732 people
- 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
- 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
- Adairville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Woodford ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Woodford is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Oak Plains
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Oak Plains is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Plains
- Sycamore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sycamore is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Joelton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lockertsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lockertsville is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockertsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 885 people
- Bearwallow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bearwallow is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Morny
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Morny is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morny
- Greenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Greenville is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Millersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jernigan Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jernigan Town is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan Town
- Cross Plains
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Orlinda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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 like to start with 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 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 #1644397 (Powell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1644397 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: 196 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Springfield South
- Location given for Powell Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4994899 Lon: -86.9458327
- 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 '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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