A visit to the Pownal Center 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 Pownal Center Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Pownal Center Cemetery (FG ID #2270174).
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 Pownal Center Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pownal Center Cemetery:
42.7957, -73.2236
The Pownal Center Cemetery is located in Bennington County<2>.
The county seat for Bennington County is located in Manchester. Manchester lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Pownal Center Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pownal Center Cemetery.
Name Variations for Pownal Center Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
We have seen the following variation for Pownal Center Cemetery:
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.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Pownal Center Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pownal Center Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gardner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Towsley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Potter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Potter Cemetery is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Cemetery
- The Potter Cemetery has also been known as:
- Eunice Wilcox Farm Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1997636 <1>
- North Pownal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Edgar Rathburn Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- J. Wilcox Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The J. Wilcox Farm Cemetery is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for J. Wilcox Farm Cemetery
- The J. Wilcox Farm Cemetery has also been known as:
- Woodland - J. Wilcox Farm Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2333360 <1>
- Sherman Yard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Sherman Yard Cemetery is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Yard Cemetery
- Sherman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Joseph Barber Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Perry Thompson Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lovett Yard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Reuben Jepson Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Downs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Downs Cemetery is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs Cemetery
- Bushnell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Carpenter Hill Yard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Paddock - Peckham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Westlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Williams College Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Woodward Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Woodward Cemetery is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward Cemetery
- Bennington Hebrew Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bennington Village Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Park Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 Pownal Center Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pownal Center Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pownal
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pownal is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,386 people
- Pownal Center
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Williamstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bennington
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Petersburg Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Bennington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Old Bennington is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Bennington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bennington is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,897 people
- Greylock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stamford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stamford is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Hoosick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Adams
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stamford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Woodford Hollow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Paper Mill Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Paper Mill Village is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
- Briggsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Briggsville is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
- Woodford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woodford is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
- Woodford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hoosick Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Bennington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Potter Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Berlin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Walloomsac
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Shaftsbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Center Berlin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zylonite
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hoosick Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grafton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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 Pownal Center Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bennington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pownal Center Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Berlin
- Grafton
- Hoosick Falls
- Hoosick
- North Adams
- Williamstown
Websites to help with your 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Pownal Center Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Vermont:
- Pages specific to Bennington 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 Pownal Center Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2270174
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1920383 (Pownall Center Cemtery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1920383 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: Bennington
- Est. Elev: 297 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pownal
- Location given for Pownall Center Cemtery:
- Lat: 42.7953571 Lon: -73.223719
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Vermont's counties, including Bennington, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pownal Center 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 Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.
When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.
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| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |