Welcome to Council ...
Council is located in Clinch County<1>.
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.<2>.
Time Zone: Council lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Council: 912
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 <3>
- Ernest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - 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 <3>
- Fruitland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Fruitland is located in Echols County
- Bakers Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bakers Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Mill
- Bakers Mill is located in Hamilton County (FL)
- 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 <3>
- 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) - 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 <3>
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>
X2X - 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/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Clinch, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Council - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |