Welcome to New Athens ...

So far, we found very little information about New Athens. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added New Athens to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with New Athens, please Contact Us.

New Athens would have been located within present day Edgar County<2>.

The location of New Athens has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Athens, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1881.

While the community is gone, the present day location for New Athens is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where New Athens was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from New Athens (for example, toward Universal (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

New Athens would have been located in the (217) area code.

Communities Also Named New Athens ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named New Athens: This one is located in Edgar County and the other is located in Saint Clair County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 3 communities that are also named New Athens - they are located in Ohio and Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for New Athens.

Communities near New Athens ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near New Athens.

• Charleston
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Charleston is located in Coles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,034 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleston <5>
• Paris
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Paris is located in Edgar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <5>
• Arcola
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
  • Arcola is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcola <5>
• Villa Grove
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Grove
  • Villa Grove is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,414 people
• Chrisman
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chrisman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
  • Chrisman is located in Edgar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chrisman <5>
• Oakland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Oakland is located in Coles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland <5>
• Newman
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
  • Newman is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newman <5>
• Ashmore
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashmore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmore
  • Ashmore is located in Coles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashmore <5>
• Kansas
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kansas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
  • Kansas is located in Edgar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 707 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas <5>
• Sidell
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidell
  • Sidell is located in Vermilion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidell <5>

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 New Athens. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Athens.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of New Athens. 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 New Athens.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around New Athens. See our Newspapers Page for New Athens.

Adding New Athens to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of New Athens in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for New Athens was on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881).

For more details, see References and Mentions for New Athens.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov