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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 Powell Corner (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 Powell Corner. 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.

Name Variations for Powell Corner ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Powell Corner: Powell Cor. (or less commonly used: Powell Crn.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 and doctors 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.

Powell Corner is located in Albemarle County.

To see how the shape of Virginia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Albemarle County: Augusta, Buckingham, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, Nelson, Orange & Rockingham.

Below are the counties that are near Powell Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Powell Corner:

  • Albemarle County     (The home county of Powell Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Powell Corner, with the one closest to Powell Corner listed first.
    • Alberene
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberene
      • Alberene is located in Albemarle County
    • Keene
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • North Garden
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Porters
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters
      • Porters is located in Albemarle County
    • Covesville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covesville
      • Covesville is located in Albemarle County
    • Stony Point
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
      • Stony Point is located in Albemarle County
    • Woodridge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
      • Woodridge is located in Albemarle County
    • Warren
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Warren. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
      • Warren is located in Albemarle County
    • Scottsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
      • Scottsville is located in Albemarle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 625 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsville <1>
    • Batesville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Simeon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simeon
      • Simeon is located in Albemarle County
    • Ednam Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ednam Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ednam Village
      • Ednam Village is located in Albemarle County
  • Amherst County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Powell Corner, with the one closest to Powell Corner listed first.
    • New Glasgow
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Glasgow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
      • New Glasgow is located in Amherst County
    • Lowesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Appomattox County
    • Bent Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bent Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
      • Bent Creek is located in Appomattox County
  • Augusta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Powell Corner, with the one closest to Powell Corner listed first.
    • Dooms
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dooms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooms
      • Dooms is located in Augusta County
    • Sherando
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherando
      • Sherando is located in Augusta County
    • Lyndhurst
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Crimora
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lipscomb
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lipscomb. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
      • Lipscomb is located in Augusta County
    • Sampson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sampson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
      • Sampson is located in Augusta County
    • Fishersville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersville
      • Fishersville is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishersville <1>
    • Stuarts Draft
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Brand
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brand. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
      • Brand is located in Augusta County
    • Grottoes
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jolivue
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolivue
      • Jolivue is located in Augusta County
    • Verona
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Buckingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Powell Corner, with the one closest to Powell Corner listed first.
    • Axtell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
      • Axtell is located in Buckingham County
    • Centenary
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary
      • Centenary is located in Buckingham County
    • Glenmore
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glenmore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
      • Glenmore is located in Buckingham County
    • Manteo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Manteo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
      • Manteo is located in Buckingham County
    • Bridgeport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bridgeport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
      • Bridgeport is located in Buckingham County
    • Arvonia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arvonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arvonia
      • Arvonia is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arvonia <1>
    • New Canton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
      • New Canton is located in Buckingham County
    • Mount Vinco
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Vinco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vinco
      • Mount Vinco is located in Buckingham County
    • Gold Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
      • Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
    • Alcoma
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoma
      • Alcoma is located in Buckingham County
    • Buckingham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Gravel Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gravel Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
      • Gravel Hill is located in Buckingham County
  • Charlottesville City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Powell Corner, with the one closest to Powell Corner listed first.
    • Belmont
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
      • Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
    • Charlottesville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Locust Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
      • Locust Grove is located in Charlottesville City
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Powell Corner, with the one closest to Powell Corner listed first.
    • Lakeside Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
      • Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Trenton Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Trenton Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
      • Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
    • Trents Mill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
      • Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
  • Fluvanna County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Powell Corner, with the one closest to Powell Corner listed first.
    • Antioch
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Antioch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
      • Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
    • Nicholas
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nicholas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
      • Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
    • Lake Monticello
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
      • Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
    • Weber City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Fork Union
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Columbia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Kents Store
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
      • Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
  • Goochland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Powell Corner, with the one closest to Powell Corner listed first.
    • Caledonia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caledonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
      • Caledonia is located in Goochland County
    • Tabscott
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tabscott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
      • Tabscott is located in Goochland County
    • Fife
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fife. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fife
      • Fife is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fife <1>
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Powell Corner, with the one closest to Powell Corner listed first.
    • Cedarmere ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedarmere. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
      • Cedarmere is located in Greene County
    • Amicus
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Amicus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
      • Amicus is located in Greene County
    • Quinque
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
      • Quinque is located in Greene County
    • Stanardsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanardsville
      • Stanardsville is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanardsville <1>
    • Dawsonville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dawsonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
      • Dawsonville is located in Greene County
  • Louisa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Powell Corner, with the one closest to Powell Corner listed first.
    • Medlock
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Medlock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
      • Medlock is located in Louisa County
    • Bells Crossroads
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bells Crossroads. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
      • Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
    • Green Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Green Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
      • Green Springs is located in Louisa County
    • Meltons
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltons
      • Meltons is located in Louisa County
    • Trevilians
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
      • Trevilians is located in Louisa County
  • Nelson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Powell Corner, with the one closest to Powell Corner listed first.
    • Faber
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Schuyler
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Rockfish
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
      • Rockfish is located in Nelson County
    • Adial
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adial
      • Adial is located in Nelson County
    • Durrett Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durrett Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durrett Town
      • Durrett Town is located in Nelson County
    • Greenfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
      • Greenfield is located in Nelson County
    • Lodebar
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodebar
      • Lodebar is located in Nelson County
    • Onan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onan
      • Onan is located in Nelson County
    • Nellysford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Old Myndus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Myndus
      • Old Myndus is located in Nelson County
    • Warminster
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Warminster. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster
      • Warminster is located in Nelson County
    • Afton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Powell Corner, with the one closest to Powell Corner listed first.
    • Barboursville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Gordonsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Waynesboro City
    • Waynesboro
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Powell Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Powell Corner.

Cemeteries Near Powell Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Powell Corner.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Powell Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Powell Corner, with the one closest to Powell Corner listed first.

  • Van Clief Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Clief Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Van Clief Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rising Sun Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rising Sun Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rising Sun Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Stephen's Episcopal Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stephen's Episcopal Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Stephen's Episcopal Church Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Esmont.
    • The St. Stephen's Episcopal Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Stephen's Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52032 <4>
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hardware Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hardware Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hardware Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Christ Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christ Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christ Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grace Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grace Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Georges Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Georges Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Georges Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chestnut Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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    • Barksdale Family Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barksdale Family Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Barksdale Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Zion Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Gibson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibson Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gibson Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Covesville.

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.<5>

While we didn't find Powell Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Powell Corner.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Powell Corner, with the one closest to Powell Corner listed first.

  • Alberene
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberene
    • Alberene is located in Albemarle County
  • Esmont
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Esmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmont
    • Esmont is located in Albemarle County
  • Glendower
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glendower have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendower
    • Glendower is located in Albemarle County
  • North Garden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Damon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Damon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon
    • Damon is located in Albemarle County
  • Covesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covesville
    • Covesville is located in Albemarle County
  • Blenheim
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blenheim have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blenheim
    • Blenheim is located in Albemarle County
  • Stony Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
    • Stony Point is located in Albemarle County
  • Faber
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Schuyler
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Warren
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Warren. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
    • Warren is located in Albemarle County
  • Scottsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
    • Scottsville is located in Albemarle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 625 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsville <1>
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    • Woodridge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
      • Woodridge is located in Albemarle County
    • Overton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
      • Overton is located in Albemarle County
    • McCullough
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCullough have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullough
      • McCullough is located in Albemarle County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Powell Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Powell Corner.

Newspapers Published in Powell Corner ...

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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Powell Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Powell Corner, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Powell Corner.

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 websites either 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 Powell Corner:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Powell Corner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Albemarle County: www.albemarle.org/

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

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>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.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Powell Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Powell Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Powell Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8910, Longitude: -78.5986       In this case, the coordinates for Powell Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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