Walk among the Texans who came before.
From Interstate 30, take Farm to Market Road 561 east; travel 2.2 miles. Turn south on County Road 4237; travel 1.2 miles. Turn right then immediately left onto a Private Road; travel 0.5 miles. Cemetery will be to the right of the cattle pens under a tree.
Powell is a cemetery in Simms, Bowie County. It is one of 120 cemeteries documented in Bowie County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 164 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 33.3421, -94.6054 near Simms. The nearest cataloged historic site is Wards Creek Baptist Church (cemetery), about 1.9 miles away. Others within a short drive include Cedar Grove, Morris, and Norton Family.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7037005705. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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