A visit to the Council Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Council Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Council Cemetery:
35.3609, -93.9005
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Council Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Council Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Council Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Council Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Council Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Crossno Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Crossno Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossno Cemetery
- Moffett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Moffett Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffett Cemetery
- Kersey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Kersey Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kersey Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The King Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Hampton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Anthony Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthony Cemetery
- Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ridge Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Cemetery
- Bercham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bercham Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bercham Cemetery
- Price Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Price Springs Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Springs Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Carpenter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
- Berkley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Berkley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Browns Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Browns Chapel Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Chapel Cemetery
- Hunter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilcox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Wilcox Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox Cemetery
- Boydston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Boydston Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydston Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- McVay Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The McVay Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVay Cemetery
- Pilot Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Pilot Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove Cemetery
- Morgan Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Morgan Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Council Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Council Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Etna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Etna is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Donald ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Donald is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
- Ratcliff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Caulksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Caulksville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caulksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Dahoma ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dahoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahoma
- Cecil
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cecil is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Carbon City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carbon City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon City
- Charleston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Webb City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Webb City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb City
- Denning
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Denning is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Altus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ozark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Leon ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Paris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alix
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alix is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alix
- Ursula
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ursula is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursula
- Wiederkehr Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wiederkehr Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiederkehr Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- White Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- White Oak is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Cravens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cravens is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens
- Felkner Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Felkner Town is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felkner Town
- Bloomer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bloomer is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Cotton Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cotton Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Coal Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mulberry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Council Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Council Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Altus
- Branch
- Charleston
- Coal Hill
- Mulberry
- Ozark
- Ozark lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Council Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ozark.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
- Paris
- Paris lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Council Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Paris.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Council Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Franklin County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Council Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #48081 (Council Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #48081 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 120 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Branch
- Location given for Council Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.3609216 Lon: -93.9004775
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Council Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |