A visit to the Powers Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
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 Powers Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Powers Cemetery:
37.9629, -81.2607
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Powers Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Powers Cemetery is located in Fayette County<2>.
The county seat for Fayette County is located in Fayetteville. Fayetteville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the Powers Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 31 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Powers Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Powers Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rinehart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Rinehart Cemetery is also located in Fayette County
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- Wriston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Wriston Cemetery is also located in Fayette County
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- Scarbro Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Scarbro Cemetery is also located in Fayette County
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- Wriston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Wriston Cemetery is also located in Fayette County
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- Lively Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Lively Cemetery is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lively Cemetery
- Kingston Cemeteries
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stover Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Stover Cemetery is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stover Cemetery
- Lively Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Lively Cemetery is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lively Cemetery
- Cottle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Davis Cemetery is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Peters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Peters Cemetery is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Thompson Cemetery is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Sutphin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Sutphin Cemetery is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutphin Cemetery
- Meadow Haven Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stover Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Stover Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stover Cemetery
- Lafferty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Lafferty Cemetery is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafferty Cemetery
- Shepard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Shepard Cemetery is also located in Fayette County
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- Pax Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Pax Cemetery is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pax Cemetery
- Page Tabernackle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Johnson Cemetery is also located in Fayette County
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- Artie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Artie Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artie Cemetery
- Moles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Moles Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moles Cemetery
- Hodge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hodge Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge Cemetery
- Maynor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Maynor Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynor Cemetery
- Workman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Workman Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Ewing Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ewing Fork Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing Fork Cemetery
- Maynor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Maynor Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynor Cemetery
- William Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The William Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tyree Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Tyree Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyree Cemetery
- Bays Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bays Cemetery is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bays Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Powers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Powers Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Roseville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Roseville is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Pax
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pax is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Wriston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wriston is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wriston
- Whipple
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Whipple is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple
- Kilsyth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kilsyth is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilsyth
- White Oak Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak Junction is also located in Fayette County
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- Redstar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Redstar is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstar
- Harvey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harvey is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Oak Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bradley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bradley is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- McDunn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- McDunn is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDunn
- Mount Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sweeneyburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sweeneyburg is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeneyburg
- Dempsey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dempsey is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dempsey
- Carbon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Carbon is located in Kanawha County
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- Prosperity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Prosperity is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Newlyn ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Newlyn is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlyn
- Thurmond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Elkridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elkridge is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkridge
- Concho
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Concho is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concho
- Powellton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Powellton is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Sewell Knob ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sewell Knob is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell Knob
- Sewell Knob has also been known as:
- Swell Knob
- Rush Run ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rush Run is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Run
- Fayetteville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beckwith
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dorothy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dorothy is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
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 Powers Cemetery. The following communities are located in Fayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Powers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Powers Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Fayette 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 Powers Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1545225 (Powers Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1545225 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: Fayette
- Est. Elev: 470 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pax
- Location given for Powers Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.9628883 Lon: -81.2606617
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Fayette, 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- Powers 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 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. |
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