The following murders were tried in Powhatan.
- 1871- Murder of Henry Braswell
- 1873- Murder of George Coffman
- 1874- murder of James E. Caraway
- 1876- murder commited by John Church
- 1876- murder committed by Mary Morrison
- 1877- murder committed by Kahn
- 1879- murder of child Issac Jones
- 1881- Murder of Thomas Miller
- 1883- Murder of Carlos Conklin
- 1884- Murder of Lewis Cissel
- 1889- Murder committed by Henry Brooks
- 1889- Murder of Charles Buster, defendant John McManus, George Roberts, and William Brooks
- 1890- murder of Thurza Baker (change of venue from Sharp County)
- 1890- murder of Will Smith
- 1891- Murder of Richard Ward
- 1895- Murder of Isaac Warren
- 1896- murder of Dr. Dorr
- 1897- Murder committed by Ben James
- 1898- Murder of Dave Donigan, committed by Dan Allen
- 1899- Murder of Bob Doyle, defendant Joe Mize
- 1899- murder of Charley Hale
- 1902- Murder of Bud Brightman
- 1902- Murder of George James
- 1908- murder of Albert Russel
- 1909- Murder of Alfred Oaks
- 1912- Murder of Harry Moore
- 1913- murder committed by Charles Hensley
- 1922- Murder of Bob Weir
- 1922- murder of Daily White
- 1924- murder, defendant Mabel Smith Lee
- 1930- murder committed by Byron Perkins
- 1932- murder committed by Rose Daily
- 1932- Murder of W.H. Waldron