About Council Cemetery
Council Cemetery is a cemetery near Charleston, Franklin County, Arkansas. It lies about 8.8 mi southwest of Charleston. The grounds sit at about 397 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 48081. The nearest other listed cemetery is Crossno Cemetery, about 1.4 mi to the northeast. The nearest mortuary we know of is Smith Mortuary Inc in Charleston, about 8.9 mi away. It is one of 92 cemeteries we list in Franklin County, and 43 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Charleston. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
35.36092, -93.90047
What Council Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Crossno CemeteryOzark, ARCemetery1.4 mi
- Lowes Creek CemeteryCharleston, ARCemetery2.1 mi
- Kersey CemeteryParis, ARCemetery2.3 mi
- Moffett CemeteryCharleston, ARCemetery2.6 mi
- Hampton CemeteryCharleston, ARCemetery3.0 mi
- King CemeteryCharleston, ARCemetery3.1 mi
- Bercham CemeteryOzark, ARCemetery3.2 mi
- Saint Anthony CemeteryParis, ARCemetery3.6 mi
- Ridge CemeteryOzark, ARCemetery3.9 mi
- Carpenter CemeteryParis, ARCemetery4.3 mi
Funeral homes near Council Cemetery
- Smith Mortuary Inc8.9 miMortuary · Charleston · (479) 965-2212
- Shaffer Funeral Home9.2 miFuneral home · Ozark · (479) 667-4147
- Shaffer Funeral Home9.5 miFuneral home · Ozark · (479) 667-4147
- Roller Funeral Home12 miFuneral home · Paris · (479) 963-6188
- Brotherton Bros Funeral Home12 miFuneral home · Paris · (479) 963-2004
- Brotherton Bros Funeral Home12 miFuneral home · Charleston · (479) 965-8200
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- What Happens When a Cemetery Is Full?Closed and inactive cemeteries, who maintains them, and what it means for families with existing plots.
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