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:
32.9663, -83.1729
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 Wilkinson County<2>.
The county seat for Wilkinson County is located in Irwinton. Irwinton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south of the Council Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Council Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Council Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Council Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Nunn - Wheeler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Blands Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Blands Cemetery is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blands Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blands Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southeast of Milledgeville.
- The Blands Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #32892 <5>
- Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Byington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Byington Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byington Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Baptist Churchyard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Temples Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Temples Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temples Cemetery
- Snow Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Snow Hill Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill Cemetery
- Bentley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bentley Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley Cemetery
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- Fairchild Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairchild Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchild Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Davis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Stubbs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Stubbs Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs Cemetery
- Bundrage Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holliman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Holliman Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliman Cemetery
- Criswell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Criswell Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Criswell Cemetery
- David Clay Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The David Clay Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Clay Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Montpelier Methodist Churchyard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 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:
- Oconee Old Town ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oconee Old Town is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Old Town
- Mount Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Coopers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Coopers is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
- Hardwick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ivey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ivey is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
- McIntyre
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Milledgeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gordon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Irwinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Toomsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Goat Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Goat Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat Town
- Brooks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Brooks is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Deepstep
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Brown's Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brown's Crossing is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown's Crossing
- Beech Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beech Hill is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Hill
- Oconee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Meriwether
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Haddock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mountain Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mountain Springs is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Springs
- Fortville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Fortville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortville
- James
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- James is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
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 Wilkinson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Council Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Irwinton
- Milledgeville
- Sandersville
- Toomsboro
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 professional and volunteer 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 Georgia:
- Pages specific to Wilkinson 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 #355331 (Council Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #355331 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: Wilkinson
- Est. Elev: 116 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Napier Pond
- Location given for Council Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.966258 Lon: -83.1729302
- 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 Georgia's counties, including Wilkinson, 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 obstructions 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. |
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