Welcome to Athens ...
So far, we found very little information about Athens. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Athens to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Athens, please Contact Us.
Athens would have been located within present day Richardson County<2>.
The location of Athens has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Athens, you might consider that their post office opened in 1860.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Athens is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Athens was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Athens would have been located in the (402) & (531)<5> area codes.
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, Missouri, 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.
- Sabetha
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabetha
- Sabetha is located in Nemaha County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,552 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sabetha <6>
- Seneca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seneca have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Seneca is located in Nemaha County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,079 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <6>
- Pawnee City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee City
- Pawnee City is located in Pawnee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 821 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pawnee City <6>
- Humboldt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
- Humboldt is located in Richardson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humboldt <6>
- Axtell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
- Axtell is located in Marshall County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Table Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
- Table Rock is located in Pawnee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Table Rock <6>
- Fairview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Fairview is located in Brown County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <6>
- Morrill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Verdon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
- Verdon is located in Richardson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Verdon <6>
- Bern
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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.
Adding Athens to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Athens in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section 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.<7>
From that list, the Athens post office opened in 1860.
We also found Athens in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Athens.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Richardson County: www.co.richardson.ne.us/
The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Athens, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Richardson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Athens - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (531) is an overlay for area code (402). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |