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Powdrill Cemetery

Powdrill Cemetery

The Powdrill Cemetery is named for the many Arcadia Powdrill family members buried in it. The oldest Powdrill burial is M.J.E. Powdrill buried 1852. The cemetery is located directly across from the Arcadia Church of Christ on FM 138, just east of Arcadia. The grave markers include a variety of types (tablet, ledger, pedestal, etc.) and styles (vernacular, art deco, classical revival, etc.) and materials (brick, marble, granite, and concrete, etc.)