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A visit to the Powell Valley Cemetery ...



Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Powell Valley Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Powell Valley Cemetery (FG ID #2321941)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Valley Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Powell Valley Cemetery

Lat:   36.7757°   (36° 46' 32")

Lon:   -82.9499°   (-82° 56' 59")

The cemetery is located in Lee County<2>.

As an estimate, the Powell Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Dryden.

The county seat for Lee County is located in Jonesville. Jonesville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Powell Valley Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Valley Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Virginia:
  • Pages specific to Lee County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Powell Valley Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Powell Valley Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Powell Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Dryden
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
      • Dryden is located in Lee County
    • Pennington Gap
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Gap
      • Pennington Gap is located in Lee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708 people
    • Stickleyville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickleyville
      • Stickleyville is located in Lee County
    • Darnell Town
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darnell Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell Town
      • Darnell Town is located in Lee County
    • Keokee
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keokee
      • Keokee is located in Lee County
    • Saint Charles
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
      • Saint Charles is located in Lee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
    • Holmes Mill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holmes Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Mill
      • Holmes Mill is located in Harlan County (KY)
    • Exeter
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
      • Exeter is located in Wise County
    • Duffield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Fleenortown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleenortown
      • Fleenortown is located in Lee County
    • Jonesville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Dizney
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dizney
      • Dizney is located in Harlan County (KY)
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Blackwater
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater
        • Blackwater is located in Lee County
      • Big Stone Gap
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Closplint
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Closplint have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Closplint
        • Closplint is located in Harlan County (KY)
      • Benham
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benham
        • Benham is located in Harlan County (KY)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benham <5>
      • Appalachia
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Louellen
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louellen
        • Louellen is located in Harlan County (KY)
      • Kenvir
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenvir have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenvir
        • Kenvir is located in Harlan County (KY)
      • Cranks
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranks
        • Cranks is located in Harlan County (KY)
      • Clinchport
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchport
        • Clinchport is located in Scott County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
      • East Stone Gap
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stone Gap
        • East Stone Gap is located in Wise County
      • Lynch
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
        • Lynch is located in Harlan County (KY)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 630 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynch <5>
      • Short Town
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Short Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Town
        • Short Town is located in Harlan County (KY)
      • Redbud
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
        • Redbud is located in Harlan County (KY)

    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 Valley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lee County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Powell Valley Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 32 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Powell Valley Cemetery.<6>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Powell Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Ely Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ely Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ely Cemetery is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ely Cemetery
    • Parsons Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parsons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Parsons Cemetery is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parsons Cemetery
    • Hughes Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hughes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hughes Cemetery is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hughes Cemetery
    • Huff Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Huff Cemetery is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huff Cemetery
    • Anderson Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Anderson Cemetery is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
    • Parsons Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parsons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Parsons Cemetery is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parsons Cemetery
    • Odd Fellows Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Odd Fellows Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Odd Fellows Cemetery
    • Peters Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Peters Cemetery is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peters Cemetery
    • Baker Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Baker Cemetery is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
    • Turner Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Turner Cemetery is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
    • Pennington Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pennington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pennington Cemetery is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pennington Cemetery
    • Smith Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Continue List   (20 more) ...
      • Lee Memorial Gardens
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lee Memorial Gardens is located in Lee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Memorial Gardens
      • Miles Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Miles Cemetery is located in Lee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miles Cemetery
      • Lawson Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lawson Cemetery is located in Lee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawson Cemetery
      • McKinley Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKinley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The McKinley Cemetery is located in Lee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKinley Cemetery
      • Reasor Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reasor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Reasor Cemetery is located in Lee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reasor Cemetery
      • Napier Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Napier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Napier Cemetery is located in Lee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Napier Cemetery
      • Myers Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Myers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Myers Cemetery is located in Lee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Myers Cemetery
      • Wampler Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wampler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wampler Cemetery is located in Lee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wampler Cemetery
      • Graham Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Graham Cemetery is located in Lee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graham Cemetery
      • Jayne Family Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Jayne Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Jayne Family Cemetery is located in Lee County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Jayne Family Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the west of Jonesville.
        • The Jayne Family Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Clark - Jayne Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jayne Family Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2391193 <1>
      • Rasnic Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rasnic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rasnic Cemetery is located in Lee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rasnic Cemetery
      • Whitteker Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitteker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Whitteker Cemetery is located in Lee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitteker Cemetery
      • Duff Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Duff Cemetery is located in Lee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duff Cemetery
      • Lawson Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lawson Cemetery is located in Lee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawson Cemetery
      • Coldiron Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coldiron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Coldiron Cemetery is located in Lee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coldiron Cemetery
      • Reasor Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reasor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Reasor Cemetery is located in Lee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reasor Cemetery
      • Reasor Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reasor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Reasor Cemetery is located in Lee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reasor Cemetery
      • Reasor Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reasor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Reasor Cemetery is located in Lee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reasor Cemetery
      • Greene Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greene Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Greene Cemetery is located in Lee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greene Cemetery
      • Eden Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Eden Cemetery is located in Lee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eden Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Valley Cemetery:

    The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Lee, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Powell Valley Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7757, Longitude: -82.9499    
    <4>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.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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