A visit to the Athens Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Athens Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Athens Cemetery:
34.3115, -93.9766
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Athens Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Athens Cemetery is located in Howard County<2>.
The county seat for Howard County is located in Nashville. Nashville lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Athens Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Athens Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Athens Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Athens Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Section Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Section Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Section Cemetery
- White Oak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The White Oak Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Cemetery
- White Oak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Saline Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Saline Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline Cemetery
- Mineola Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mineola Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola Cemetery
- Brushy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Brushy Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Cemetery
- Brushy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Brushy Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Putman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Putman Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putman Cemetery
- Putman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Putman Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putman Cemetery
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Rock Springs Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Galena Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Galena Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Huffman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Huffman Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman Cemetery
- Old Liberty Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Old Liberty Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Liberty Cemetery
- Henry Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Henry Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Langley Hall Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 17 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Athens Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Athens Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Athens
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mineola
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mineola is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
- Umpire
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Umpire is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umpire
- Unco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Unco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unco
- Grandfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grandfield is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfield
- Newhope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newhope is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhope
- Langley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Galena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Galena is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Euclid
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Euclid is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
- Star of the West ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Star of the West is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star of the West
- Cox Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cox Spring is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Spring
- Big Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Big Fork is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Fork
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Dierks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Daisy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Daisy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Lodi
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lodi is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Nathan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nathan is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathan
- Board Camp
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Board Camp is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Camp
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Athens Cemetery. The following communities are located in Howard County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Athens Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Athens Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Howard County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Athens Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #62524 (Athens Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #62524 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Howard
- Est. Elev: 296 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Athens
- Location given for Athens Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.3114969 Lon: -93.976584
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Howard, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Athens Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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