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:
36.6339, -86.9361
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 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south 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 30 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Powell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Powell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Holland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Hollingsworth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hollingsworth Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollingsworth 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
- Ragsdale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Ragsdale Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragsdale Cemetery
- Moses Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Moses Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moses Cemetery
- Winn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Winn Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn Cemetery
- Mason Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
- Mason Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sherrod Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Sherrod Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrod Cemetery
- Mason Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Lipscomb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Lipscomb Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb Cemetery
- Shelton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
- Brakefield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Brakefield Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brakefield Cemetery
- Smith - Shelton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Robertson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Robertson Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Cemetery
- Wall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Wall Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Cemetery
- Porter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- Dunn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Dunn Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Cemetery
- Highsmith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Highsmith Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highsmith Cemetery
- Farmer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Farmer Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer Cemetery
- Garrett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- McIntosh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The McIntosh Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Deen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Deen Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deen Cemetery
- Gunn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gunn Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunn Cemetery
- Barbee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Russell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 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:
- Barren Plain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Barren Plain is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barren Plain
- Keysburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Keysburg is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysburg
- Adairville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Adams
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Olmstead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Olmstead is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmstead
- Allensville
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Ferguson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ferguson is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Flewellyn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Flewellyn is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flewellyn
- Oakland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Schochoh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Schochoh is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schochoh
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Holmansville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holmansville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmansville
- Prices Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Prices Mill is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Mill
- Cave Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cave Spring is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Hadensville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hadensville is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadensville
- Port Royal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Port Royal is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Orlinda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sandy Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sandy Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
- Anderson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Anderson is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Guthrie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Stroudville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stroudville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudville
- Cross Plains
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Russellville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Coopertown
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Gordonsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gordonsville is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Greenbrier
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Jernigan Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jernigan Town is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan Town
- Neosheo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Neosheo is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosheo
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
- Guthrie
- Russellville
- Springfield
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 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 #1644398 (Powell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1644398 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: 183 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dot
- Location given for Powell Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6339316 Lon: -86.9361091
- 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' 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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