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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.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 may 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)
      • Alberene is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberene
    • Keene
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • North Garden
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Esmont
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Esmont is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmont
    • Porters
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Porters is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters
    • Covesville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Covesville is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covesville
    • Stony Point
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Stony Point is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
    • Woodridge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Woodridge is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
    • Warren
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Warren is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
    • Scottsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Batesville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Simeon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Simeon is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simeon
    • Ednam Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Ednam Village is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ednam Village
  • 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)
      • New Glasgow is located in Amherst County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
    • Lowesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Appomattox County
    • Bent Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Bent Creek is located in Appomattox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
  • 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)
      • Dooms is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooms
    • Sherando
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Sherando is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherando
    • 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)
      • Lipscomb is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
    • Sampson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Sampson is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
    • Fishersville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Stuarts Draft
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Brand
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Brand is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
    • Grottoes
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jolivue
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jolivue is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolivue
    • 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)
      • Axtell is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
    • Centenary
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Centenary is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary
    • Glenmore
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Glenmore is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
    • Manteo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Manteo is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
    • Bridgeport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Bridgeport is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • Arvonia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • New Canton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • New Canton is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
    • Mount Vinco
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Mount Vinco is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vinco
    • Gold Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
    • Alcoma
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Alcoma is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoma
    • Buckingham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Gravel Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Gravel Hill is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
    • Dillwyn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • 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)
      • Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Charlottesville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Locust Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Locust Grove is located in Charlottesville City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
  • 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)
      • Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
    • Trenton Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
    • Trents Mill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
  • 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)
      • Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
    • Nicholas
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
    • Lake Monticello
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
    • 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)
      • Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
  • 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)
      • Caledonia is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
    • Tabscott
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Tabscott is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
    • Fife
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • 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)
      • Cedarmere is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
    • Amicus
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Amicus is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
    • Quinque
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Quinque is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
    • Stanardsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Dawsonville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Dawsonville is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
  • 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)
      • Medlock is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
    • Bells Crossroads
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
    • Green Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Green Springs is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
    • Meltons
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Meltons is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltons
    • Trevilians
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Trevilians is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
  • 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)
      • Rockfish is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
    • Adial
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Adial is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adial
    • Durrett Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Durrett Town is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durrett Town
    • Greenfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Greenfield is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Lodebar
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Lodebar is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodebar
    • Onan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Onan is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onan
    • Nellysford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Old Myndus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Old Myndus is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Myndus
    • Warminster
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Warminster is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster
    • Afton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Shipman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Shipman is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipman
  • 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.

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 Powell Corner - one of the links might be able to help.

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)
  • Rising Sun Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Stephen's Episcopal Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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 <2>
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hardware Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Christ Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Grace Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • St. Georges Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Chestnut Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (244 more) ...
    • Johnson Family Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Barksdale Family Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Zion Cemetery
      (5 miles [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.<3>

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)
    • Alberene is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberene
  • Esmont
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Esmont is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmont
  • Glendower
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Glendower is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendower
  • North Garden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Damon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Damon is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon
  • Covesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Covesville is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covesville
  • Blenheim
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Blenheim is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blenheim
  • Stony Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Stony Point is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
  • 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)
    • Warren is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
  • Scottsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Woodridge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Woodridge is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
    • Overton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Overton is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
    • McCullough
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • McCullough is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullough

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]<4>. 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:

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 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.
<3>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.
<4>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 Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.