A visit to the Powell 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 Powell Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Powell Cemetery (FG ID #79607).
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 Powell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Powell Cemetery:
37.9948, -81.8231
The Powell Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Greenview.
The cemetery is located in Boone County<2>.
The county seat for Boone County is located in Madison. Madison lies just to the north of the Powell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Powell Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Powell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Powell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ball Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rufus C. Ball Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Robert C. Ball Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Robert C. Ball Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robert C. Ball Cemetery
- The Robert C. Ball Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ball Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2523953 <1>
- Pauley Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hager Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Obediah Bias Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ball Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Ball Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Cemetery
- Adkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bob Hunter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ashby Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Baldwin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Family Gardens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Ballard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Caldwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Memory Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Burwell Ballard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Miller / Patrick Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bias Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Canterberry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Canterbury Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sander Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Stolling Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hager Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Workman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Workman Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Workman Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hager Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Old Elkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Epling Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ball Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Powell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Powell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ramage
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Greenview
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jeffrey
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Secoal
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Powell Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Havana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Washington Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hewett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Low Gap
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ottawa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Clothier
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Quinland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Uneeda
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Foch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Price Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lanta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- South Madison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Madison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Turtle Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sodom
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bigson
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Danville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bob White
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Van
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gordon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Manila
(6 miles [9.7 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 Powell Cemetery. The following communities are located in Boone County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Powell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Powell Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Boone 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 Powell Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #79607
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1545213 (Powell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1545213 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: Boone
- Est. Elev: 247 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Clothier
- Location given for Powell Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.9945471 Lon: -81.8231768
- 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 West Virginia's counties, including Boone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Powell 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |