Around Athens ...
Below is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from Athens, with the nearest first.
- Aberdeen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hatley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hatley is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Amory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hamilton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gattman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gattman is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Splunge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Splunge is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Splunge
- Wren
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wren is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- New Wren
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Wren is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wren
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- Smithville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bedford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bedford is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Caledonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gibson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gibson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Kolola Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Kolola Springs is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kolola Springs
- Muldon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Muldon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldon
For more communities neighboring Athens, please visit our County-by-County Page for Athens.
Monroe County ...
Athens is located in Monroe County<2>.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Monroe County: Lamar (AL), Chickasaw, Clay, Itawamba, Lee & Lowndes.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Athens ...
It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for Athens.
Airports Near Athens ...
When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<3> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Athens and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Athens.
Websites We Enjoy ...
When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.
- For the State of Mississippi:
- TripAdvisor Links for:
- Also of Interest:
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Athens), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip. |