Our Genealogy Helper

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 (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. 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.

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 doctors and hospitals 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 is located in Iron County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Iron County: Gogebic (MI), Ashland, Price & Vilas.

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

• Iron County     (The home county of Powell)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Powell, with the one closest to Powell listed first.
  • Manitowish
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitowish
    • Manitowish is located in Iron County
  • Gile
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gile
    • Gile is located in Iron County
  • Hurley
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
    • Hurley is located in Iron County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
  • Montreal
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montreal
    • Montreal is located in Iron County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
• Ashland County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Powell, with the one closest to Powell listed first.
  • Butternut
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut
    • Butternut is located in Ashland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
  • Glidden
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidden
    • Glidden is located in Ashland County
• Oneida County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Powell, with the one closest to Powell listed first.
  • Woodruff
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
    • Woodruff is located in Oneida County
  • Hazelhurst
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelhurst
    • Hazelhurst is located in Oneida County
• Price County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Powell, with the one closest to Powell listed first.
  • Park Falls
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Falls
    • Park Falls is located in Price County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,192 people
  • Fifield
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifield
    • Fifield is located in Price County
• Vilas County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Powell, with the one closest to Powell listed first.
  • Manitowish Waters
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manitowish Waters have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitowish Waters
    • Manitowish Waters is located in Vilas County
  • Lac du Flambeau
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lac du Flambeau
    • Lac du Flambeau is located in Vilas County
  • Katinka Village
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Katinka Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katinka Village
    • Katinka Village is located in Vilas County
  • Sayner
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayner
    • Sayner is located in Vilas County
  • Saint Germain
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Germain
    • Saint Germain is located in Vilas County
    • Former names for Saint Germain:
    • Farmington
    • Lakewood
• Gogebic County (MI)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Powell, with the one closest to Powell listed first.
  • Marenisco
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marenisco
    • Marenisco is located in Gogebic County (MI)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marenisco <2>
  • Ramsay
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramsay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsay
    • Ramsay is located in Gogebic County (MI)
  • Wakefield
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakefield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
    • Wakefield is located in Gogebic County (MI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,653 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakefield <2>
  • Yale
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
    • Yale is located in Gogebic County (MI)
  • Bessemer
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bessemer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
    • Bessemer is located in Gogebic County (MI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bessemer <2>
  • Ironwood
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironwood
    • Ironwood is located in Gogebic County (MI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ironwood <2>
  • Hillcrest
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
    • Hillcrest is located in Gogebic County (MI)
  • Thomaston
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thomaston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
    • Thomaston is located in Gogebic County (MI)
  • North Ironwood
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Ironwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ironwood
    • North Ironwood is located in Gogebic County (MI)
  • White City
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • White City is located in Gogebic County (MI)

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

Cemeteries Near Powell ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Powell.

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 covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

• Mercer Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mercer Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mercer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Presbyterian Church Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Presbyterian Church Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2545031 <4>
• Winchester Memorial Cemetery
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winchester Memorial Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winchester Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Pines Cemetery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pines Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pines Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Presque Isle Cemetery
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Presque Isle Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Presque Isle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Evergreen Cemetery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Woodruff.
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2145393 <4>
• St. Patricks Catholic Cemetery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Catholic Cemetery
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Patricks Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Woodruff.
  • The St. Patricks Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2236117 <4>
• Forest Garden Cemetery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Garden Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Garden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Plum Lake Cemetery
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plum Lake Cemetery
  • The Plum Lake Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Sayner Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #223983 <4>
• Lakeside Cemetery
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeside Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Marenisco Twp. Cemetery
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marenisco Twp. Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marenisco Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Nola Cemetery
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nola Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nola Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Continue List   (14 more) ...
  • St. Germain Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Germain Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Germain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Cecelia Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Cecelia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Cecelia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Powell.

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

• Mercer
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mercer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
  • Mercer is located in Iron County
• Woodruff
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
  • Woodruff is located in Oneida County
• Minocqua
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minocqua have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minocqua
  • Minocqua is located in Oneida County
• Hartley
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
  • Hartley is located in Gogebic County (MI)
  • Hartley has also been known as:
  • Hartleys
• Hazelhurst
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelhurst
  • Hazelhurst is located in Oneida County
• Wellington
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
  • Wellington is located in Gogebic County (MI)
• Park Falls
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Falls
  • Park Falls is located in Price County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,192 people
• Butternut
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut
  • Butternut is located in Ashland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
• Fifield
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifield
  • Fifield is located in Price County
• Jessieville
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jessieville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessieville
  • Jessieville is located in Gogebic County (MI)
• Wakefield
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakefield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
  • Wakefield is located in Gogebic County (MI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,653 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakefield <2>
• Ramsay
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramsay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsay
  • Ramsay is located in Gogebic County (MI)
• Continue List   (8 more) ...
  • Siemens
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siemens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siemens
    • Siemens is located in Gogebic County (MI)
  • Ironwood
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironwood
    • Ironwood is located in Gogebic County (MI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ironwood <2>
  • Hurley
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
    • Hurley is located in Iron County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people

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

Newspapers Published in Powell ...

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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Powell.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Powell, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Powell.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Powell:

• Websites specific to Wisconsin
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the //www.wisconsinhistory.org/

• Pages specific to Iron County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Ashland County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Oneida County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Price County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Vilas County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Gogebic County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Wisconsin
  • Cemeteries of Iron County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Wisconsin

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/