Welcome to Council ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Council, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Council is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<1>.

Time Zone: Council lies in the Alaskan Time Zone (AKST/AKDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Council: 907

Communities Also Named Council ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Council - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, 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 3 communities that are near Council.

• White Mountain
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mountain
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Mountain <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to White Mountain
  • From Council to White Mountain
• Bluff
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
• Golovin
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golovin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golovin <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Golovin
  • From Council to Golovin

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

We're compiling 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.

We 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Council, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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.<4>

X2X - From that list, the Council post office opened in 1900.

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 Alaska: https://alaska.gov/