Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Powers (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Powers. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Powers is located in Fayette County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fayette County: Benton (MS), Marshall (MS), Hardeman, Haywood, Shelby & Tipton.
Below are the counties that are near Powers. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Powers:
- Fayette County (The home county of Powers)
- The following are listed by their distance from Powers, with the one closest to Powers listed first.
- Feathers Chapel
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Feathers Chapel is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feathers Chapel
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,102 people
- Somerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Williston
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Williston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Oakland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,669 people
- Macon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Macon is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Hickory Withe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hickory Withe is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Withe
- Canadaville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Canadaville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadaville
- Gallaway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Moscow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Elba
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elba is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- New Bethel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Bethel is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,324 people
- Braden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hancock County
- Keeling
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Keeling is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeling
- Hardeman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Powers, with the one closest to Powers listed first.
- Newcastle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Newcastle is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcastle
- Whiteville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hickory Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hickory Valley is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Vildo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vildo is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vildo
- Saulsbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saulsbury is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Bolivar
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Shandy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Shandy is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shandy
- Toone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Toone is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
- Rogers Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rogers Springs is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Springs
- Teague
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Teague is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,181 people
- Haywood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Powers, with the one closest to Powers listed first.
- Fredonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fredonia is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Dancyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dancyville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dancyville
- Stanton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Eurekaton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eurekaton is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eurekaton
- Ko Ko
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ko Ko is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ko Ko
- Hillville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hillville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillville
- Brownsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Willow Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Woodland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Allens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Allens is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens
- Lauderdale County
- Durhamville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Durhamville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durhamville
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Powers, with the one closest to Powers listed first.
- Mercer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mercer is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Denmark
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Powers, with the one closest to Powers listed first.
- Arlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lakeland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Collierville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cordova
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rosemark
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rosemark is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemark
- Bailey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Forest Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hill is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
- Bartlett
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Germantown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Spring Lake is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Estimated population in 2014: 34,269 people
- Millington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lucy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lucy is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucy
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Powers, with the one closest to Powers listed first.
- Mason
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gailor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gailor is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gailor
- Estimated population in 2014: 468 people
- Gainesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gainesville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Estimated population in 2014: 958 people
- Charleston
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Charleston is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Estimated population in 2014: 671 people
- Clopton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clopton is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,889 people
- Idaville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Idaville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Mount Carmel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Carmel is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,453 people
- Gift
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gift is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gift
- Estimated population in 2014: 378 people
- Atoka
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Covington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Munford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Benton County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Powers, with the one closest to Powers listed first.
- Michigan City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Canaan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Canaan is located in Benton County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Snow Lake Shores
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Snow Lake Shores is located in Benton County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Ashland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marshall County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Powers, with the one closest to Powers listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Slayden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Slayden is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Cayce
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cayce is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
- Taska
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Taska is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taska
- Barton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Barton is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Atway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Atway is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atway
- Hudsonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hudsonville is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsonville
- Red Banks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Byhalia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Victoria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Victoria is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Powers, see our County-by-County Page for Powers.
Cemeteries Near Powers ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Powers.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Powers - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Powers covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Powers, with the one closest to Powers listed first.
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Chaffin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Perry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Person Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ketchum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tharp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- McFerrin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wesley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Moe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Peebles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stitts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (501 more) ...
- Somerville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Somerville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Powers in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Powers.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Powers, with the one closest to Powers listed first.
- Warren
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Warren is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Somerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Williston
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Williston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Oakland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,669 people
- Lambert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lambert is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Macon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Macon is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Yum Yum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Yum Yum is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yum Yum
- Hickory Withe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hickory Withe is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Withe
- Canadaville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Canadaville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadaville
- Ina ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ina is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
- Elba
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elba is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Moscow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Gallaway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newcastle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Newcastle is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcastle
- Mason
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Powers. See our List of 1890's Communities around Powers.
Newspapers Published in Powers ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Powers.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Powers, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Powers.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Powers:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Fayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hancock County
- Hardeman County
- Haywood County
- Lauderdale County
- Madison County
- Shelby County
- Tipton County
- Benton County
- Marshall County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Powers, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Powers) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |