Welcome to Powell ...

Powell is located in Iron County<1>.

The location of Powell has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Powell, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

Powell is 1,590 feet [485 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Powell lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Powell: (715) & (534)<4>

Communities Also Named Powell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Wisconsin communities named Powell: This one is located in Iron County and the other is located in Oneida County.

Beyond Wisconsin, there are 43 communities that are also named Powell - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, Arkansas (3), Colorado (2), Florida, Georgia (3), Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (3), Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (2), South Dakota (2), Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Powell.

Communities near Powell ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Powell.

• 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitowish Waters
  • Manitowish Waters is located in Vilas County
• Manitowish
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitowish
  • Manitowish is located in Iron 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katinka Village
  • Katinka Village is located in Vilas County
• Woodruff
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
  • Woodruff is located in Oneida County
• Sayner
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayner
  • Sayner is located in Vilas County
• Hazelhurst
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelhurst
  • Hazelhurst is located in Oneida County
• 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 <5>
• 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.<2> 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
• 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

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Powell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Powell.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Powell. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Powell.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Powell. See our Newspapers Page for Powell.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Powell ...

Looking for more information about Powell? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Powell, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Powell.

Adding Powell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Powell in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Powell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Powell post office opened in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Powell.

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/