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Welcome to Athensville ...

Athensville is located in Greene County<1>.

The pronunciation of Athensville: AY-thenz-vil<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Athensville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1838.

Athensville is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Athensville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Athensville ...

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

  • Jacksonville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • South Jacksonville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Jacksonville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jacksonville
    • South Jacksonville is located in Morgan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,075 people
  • Carrollton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
    • Carrollton is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,352 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrollton <4>
  • White Hall
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
    • White Hall is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,269 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Hall <4>
  • Roodhouse
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Winchester
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Waverly
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
    • Waverly is located in Morgan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,182 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <4>
  • Greenfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Greenfield is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenfield <4>
  • Palmyra
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Franklin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Morgan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Athensville ...

Looking for more information about Athensville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Athensville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Athensville.

Adding Athensville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Athensville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Athensville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Athensville post office opened in 1838.

We also found Athensville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Athensville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Greene, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Athensville. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Athensville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/