Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Athens came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Athens in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Athens. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Athens data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Athens:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southeast
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 1999
(Available from Amazon.com)

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

Athens was listed as Athens Courthouse.

U.S. Post Offices (1803)
Printed by order of the Post Master General

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

Athens was listed as Athens Courthouse.

Map from 1822 (unknown title/publisher)

Map from 1860 (unknown title/publisher)

Rand McNally Map of Georgia (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for Georgia (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

Athens is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Athens in these Censuses: 1990. See our Census Page for Athens for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Athens. See our Misc Page for Athens for more information.

Railroad Mentions of Athens:

Athens was mentioned in the following schedule:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)

The following routes mentioned Athens as a scheduled stop:

The Cotton Blossom: From Seaboard Air Line Railroad timetable for the defunct Cotton Blossom (train schedule from 1952). The Cotton Blossom travelled between Washington (DC) and Atlanta (GA)

The Silver Comet: From Seaboard Air Line Railroad timetable for the defunct Silver Comet (schedule from 1947). The Silver Comet travelled between New York (NY) and Birmingham (AL)

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Athens. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/