About Counsel Cemetery
Counsel Cemetery is a cemetery near Americus, Sumter County, Georgia. It lies about 11 mi west of Americus. The grounds sit at about 322 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 314386. The nearest other listed cemetery is Lamar Road Gravesite, about 0.2 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral chapel we know of is Greg Hancock Funeral Chapel in Americus, about 9.2 mi away. It is one of 96 cemeteries we list in Sumter County, and 48 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 19 of the 96 listings in Sumter County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Americus. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
32.01326, -84.05146
What Counsel 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
- Lamar Road GravesiteAmericus, GACemetery0.2 mi
- L S Cooper Memorial GardensAmericus, GAMemorial park2.7 mi
- Old Corinth Baptist Church CemeteryAmericus, GABaptist cemetery3.0 mi
- Spring Creek Baptist Church CemeteryCordele, GABaptist cemetery3.4 mi
- Marthanna Living Way of Christ Church CemeteryAmericus, GAChurch cemetery4.0 mi
- Lewis Family CemeteryCordele, GAFamily cemetery4.1 mi
- DeSoto United Methodist Church CemeteryAmericus, GAMethodist cemetery4.2 mi
- Desoto CemeteryAmericus, GACemetery4.2 mi
- Zion Hope Baptist Church CemeteryAmericus, GABaptist cemetery4.5 mi
- Leslie City CemeteryAmericus, GAMunicipal cemetery4.6 mi
Funeral homes near Counsel Cemetery
- Greg Hancock Funeral Chapel9.2 miFuneral chapel · Americus · (229) 924-9888
- Aldridge Funeral Services11 miFuneral home · Americus · (229) 928-8683
- Hancock Funeral Home11 miFuneral home · Americus · (229) 924-3645
- Barnum Funeral Home11 miFuneral home · Americus · (229) 924-2958
- West's Mortuary12 miMortuary · Americus · (229) 924-2343
- J W Williams Funeral Home Inc15 miFuneral home · Cordele · (229) 273-2683
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Related guides
- How Are Cemetery Plots Organized?Sections, lots, rows and graves explained, plus how to read a cemetery map and a plot deed.
- How Deep Is a Grave?Where "six feet under" comes from, typical depths today, and what state rules actually require.
- What Happens When a Cemetery Is Full?Closed and inactive cemeteries, who maintains them, and what it means for families with existing plots.
- What Does a Headstone Cost?Flat markers, upright headstones and monuments, materials, engraving, installation fees and the cemetery's foundation charge.