Powell Explained

Powell may refer to:

People

Powell (surname)
Powell (given name)
Powell baronets, several baronetcies
Colonel Powell (disambiguation), several military officers
General Powell (disambiguation), several military leaders
Governor Powell (disambiguation), several governors
Justice Powell (disambiguation), several judges
Major Powell (disambiguation), several military officers
Secretary Powell (disambiguation), several officials
Senator Powell (disambiguation), several senators

Places

Powell Butte (disambiguation), several hills
Powell County (disambiguation), several counties
Powell Creek (disambiguation), several watercourses
Mount Powell (disambiguation) or Powell Mountain, several mountains
Powell River (disambiguation), several watercourses
Powell Township (disambiguation), several townships

Antarctica

Powell Island, South Orkney Islands

Maldives

Powell Islands, Raa Atoll, Maldives

United States

Powell, Alabama, a town in DeKalb County
Powell, Missouri, an unincorporated community in McDonald County
Powell, Cass County, Missouri, a ghost town
Powell, Nebraska, an unincorporated community
Powell, Ohio, a city in Delaware County
Powell, Edmunds County, South Dakota, an unincorporated community
Powell, Haakon County, South Dakota, a ghost town
Powell, Tennessee, an unincorporated community in Knox County
Powell, Texas, a town in Navarro County
Powell, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community
Powell, Wyoming, a city in Park County
Lake Powell, a man-made reservoir on the Colorado River

Solar System

Powell (crater), a crater in Taurus–Littrow valley on the Moon

Facilities and structures

Powell Hall, home of the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra in St. Louis, Missouri
Powell Observatory, Louisburg, Kansas
Powell Gardens, Kansas City, Missouri
Powell House (disambiguation), several buildings
Powell High School (disambiguation), several schools
Powell Middle School (disambiguation), several schools

Companies

Powell's Books, a chain of bookstores in the U.S. state of Oregon
Powell Manufacturing Company, a defunct American motor vehicle company
Powell Peralta or Powell Corporation, a skateboard company

Other uses

Powell v. Alabama, a 1932 U.S. Supreme Court case regarding capital punishment and due process
Powell v. McCormack, a 1969 U.S. Supreme Court case regarding seating of a member of the House of Representatives
Powell Doctrine, a use of military force doctrine
Powell's method, an algorithm for finding the minimum of a non-differentiable function

See also