About Council Cemetery
Council Cemetery is a cemetery near Benton, Bradley County, Tennessee. It lies about 6.6 mi southeast of Benton. The grounds sit at about 778 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1281378. The nearest other listed cemetery is Hambright Cemetery, about 1.1 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Ralph Buckner Funeral Home in Cleveland, about 6.5 mi away. It is one of 106 cemeteries we list in Bradley County, and 88 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Benton. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
35.25451, -84.71799
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
- Hambright CemeteryCleveland, TNCemetery1.1 mi
- McBrien-Burdett CemeteryCleveland, TNCemetery1.4 mi
- Hiwassee Baptist Church CemeteryBenton, TNBaptist cemetery1.7 mi
- Clear Springs CemeteryBenton, TNCemetery1.9 mi
- Union Grove CemeteryBenton, TNCemetery2.9 mi
- Purselley CemeteryBenton, TNCemetery2.9 mi
- Charleston Cumberland Presbyterian Church CemeteryCleveland, TNPresbyterian cemetery2.9 mi
- Swafford CemeteryBenton, TNCemetery3.1 mi
- Calhoun Community CemeteryCleveland, TNCemetery3.2 mi
- Clark CemeteryBenton, TNCemetery3.2 mi
Funeral homes near Council Cemetery
- Ralph Buckner Funeral Home6.5 miFuneral home · Cleveland · (423) 472-0821
- Higgins Funeral Home6.5 miFuneral home · Benton · (423) 338-2834
- Serenity Funeral Homes9.5 miFuneral home · Cleveland · (423) 790-7866
- Grissom Funeral Home & Cremation Services9.5 miCremation provider · Cleveland · (423) 476-8575
- Ralph Buckner Funeral Home9.5 miFuneral home · Cleveland · (423) 472-1152
- Jim Rush Funeral Homes9.7 miFuneral home · Cleveland · (423) 476-6558
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Related guides
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- 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.