Welcome to Council ...

Council is located in Clinch County<1>.

The location of Council has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Council, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

Council is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Council lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Council lies within the (912) area code.

Communities Also Named Council ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Council - they are located in Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, North Carolina, Oklahoma (2) and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Council.

Communities near Council ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Council.

• Fargo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
  • Fargo is located in Clinch County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fargo <4>
• Ernest
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ernest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernest
  • Ernest is located in Clinch County
• Taylor
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
  • Taylor is located in Baker County (FL)
• White Springs
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Springs
  • White Springs is located in Hamilton County (FL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Springs <4>
• Fruitland
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
  • Fruitland is located in Echols County
• Jasper
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
  • Jasper is located in Hamilton County (FL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,163 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <4>
• Five Points
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Five Points is located in Columbia County (FL)
• Marion
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Hamilton County (FL)
• Olustee
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olustee
  • Olustee is located in Baker County (FL)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olustee <4>
• Sanderson
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanderson
  • Sanderson is located in Baker County (FL)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanderson <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Council. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Council.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Council. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Council.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Council. See our Newspapers Page for Council.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Council ...

Looking for more information about Council? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Council, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Council.

Adding Council to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Council in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Council was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Council post office opened in 1909.

We also found Council on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Georgia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Council.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Council. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/