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:
31.1541, -96.9844
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 Falls County<2>.
The county seat for Falls County is located in Marlin. Marlin lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Powell Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Powell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Powell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Phillips Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Live Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Live Oak Cemetery is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Clover Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Clover Hill Cemetery is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill Cemetery
- Woodland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- Ferguson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
- Gravel Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Gravel Hill Cemetery is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill Cemetery
- Bluebonnet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Bluebonnet Cemetery is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluebonnet Cemetery
- Powers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Powers Cemetery is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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- Bull Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Bull Hill Cemetery is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Hill Cemetery
- Stallworth Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Stallworth Cemetery is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stallworth Cemetery
- Carolina Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Carolina Cemetery is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- The St. Marys Cemetery has also been known as:
- Church of Vistation Catholic Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cedar Valley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Cedar Valley Cemetery is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley Cemetery
- Barclay Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Barclay Cemetery is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay Cemetery
- Burlington Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Burlington Cemetery is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- Ray Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Ray Cemetery is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
- Pearson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Pearson Cemetery is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson Cemetery
- Morning Star Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star Cemetery
- Caddo Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Caddo Cemetery is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo Cemetery
- Washington Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Washington Cemetery is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
- New Bowman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The New Bowman Cemetery is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bowman Cemetery
- Old Bowman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Bowman Cemetery is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bowman Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Lott
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rosebud
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wilderville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilderville is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderville
- Zipperlandville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zipperlandville is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zipperlandville
- Zipperlandville has also been known as:
- Zipperlen
- Zipperlenville
- Westphalia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Westphalia is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Highbank
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Highbank is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank
- Barclay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Barclay is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Burlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Durango
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Durango is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durango
- Chilton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ocker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ocker is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocker
- Baileyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Baileyville is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Marlin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Reagan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Satin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cyclone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cyclone is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
- Meeks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Meeks is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
- Mooreville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mooreville is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
- North Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Prairie is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
- Blevins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Blevins is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
- Oenaville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Oenaville is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oenaville
- Golinda
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Golinda is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golinda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
- Jones Prairie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Prairie is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Prairie
- Edgeworth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Edgeworth is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Silver City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Silver City is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Hammond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hammond is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- McClanahan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- McClanahan is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClanahan
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. The following communities are located in Falls County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Powell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Texas:
- Pages specific to Falls 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 #1365701 (Powell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1365701 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: Falls
- Est. Elev: 150 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cedar Springs
- Location given for Powell Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.1540695 Lon: -96.984434
- 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 Texas' counties, including Falls, 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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