A visit to the Athens Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Athens Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Athens Cemetery (FG ID #100345).
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Athens Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Athens Cemetery:
40.0456, -95.9855
The Athens Cemetery is located in Richardson County<2>.
The county seat for Richardson County is located in Falls City. Falls City lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the east of the Athens Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Athens Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Athens Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Athens Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- DuBois Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cincinnati Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bohemian National Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- German Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Four Mile Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Four Mile Cemetery is located in Nemaha County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dry Branch Pioneer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Friedens UCC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Friedens UCC Cemetery is located in Nemaha County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens UCC Cemetery
- Bern Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bern Cemetery is located in Nemaha County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bern Cemetery
- St. John Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Peter's Evangelican Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Scotch Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Coal City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lynchburg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Strahm Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wild Rose Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Humboldt Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bohemian Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bloss Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stoldt Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Starr Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Athens Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Athens Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Du Bois
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bern
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Nim City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Nim City is located in Richardson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nim City
- Humboldt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Central City ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pawnee City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Berwick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dawson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Table Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Benedict ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oneida
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sabetha
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Salem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Seneca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Verdon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Baileyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Morrill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Morrill is located in Brown County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Stella
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Steinauer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Axtell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sun Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Athens Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Richardson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Athens Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Axtell
- Bern
- Dawson
- Du Bois
- Elk Creek
- Humboldt
- Morrill
- Oneida
- Pawnee City
- Sabetha
- Salem
- Seneca
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Continue List (5 more)
- Stella
- Summerfield
- Table Rock
- Verdon
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Athens Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Richardson County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Athens Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #100345
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #827102 (Athens Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #827102 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Richardson
- Est. Elev: 333 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Humboldt SW
- Location given for Athens Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.045 Lon: -95.9855547
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Athens Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |