Welcome to Athens ...

Athens is located in Clark County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Athens, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1841.

Athens is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Athens: (660)

Communities Also Named Athens ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Athens - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Athens ...

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

• Fort Madison
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Madison
  • Fort Madison is located in Lee County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,263 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Madison <3>
• Kahoka
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kahoka have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kahoka
  • Kahoka is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kahoka <3>
• Nauvoo
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nauvoo
  • Nauvoo is located in Hancock County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nauvoo <3>
• West Point
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
  • West Point is located in Lee County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <3>
• Keosauqua
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keosauqua
  • Keosauqua is located in Van Buren County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keosauqua <3>
• Donnellson
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnellson
  • Donnellson is located in Lee County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donnellson <3>
• Montrose
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
  • Montrose is located in Lee County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montrose <3>
• Farmington
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
  • Farmington is located in Van Buren County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 623 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington <3>
• Wayland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
  • Wayland is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
• Bonaparte
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonaparte have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonaparte
  • Bonaparte is located in Van Buren County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 405 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonaparte <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Athens ...

Looking for more information about Athens? 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 Athens, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Athens.

Adding Athens to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Athens 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 Athens was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Athens post office opened in 1841.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Athens.

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.

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