A visit to the Athens Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
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:
39.3309, -82.1121
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Athens Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Athens Cemetery is located in Athens County<2>.
The county seat for Athens County is located in Athens. Athens lies just 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 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Athens Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Athens Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- New Athens Hospital Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hocking Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hocking Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hocking Cemetery
- Haines Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Haines Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haines Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Littler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Littler Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littler Cemetery
- Gilham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Gilham Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilham Cemetery
- Higgin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Higgin Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgin Cemetery
- Clarks Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Pierce Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Pierce Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Cemetery
- Snowden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Snowden Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowden Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Bassett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bassett Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett Cemetery
- Fagan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fagan Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagan Cemetery
- The Fagan Cemetery has also been known as:
- McCole Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2520652 <5>
- Pruden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Pruden Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruden Cemetery
- Mansfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mansfield Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Cemetery
- Hunter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hunter Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Cemetery
- Augustine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Augustine Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustine Cemetery
- Factory Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Factory Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factory Cemetery
- Holmes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Holmes Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Memory Gardens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bates Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bates Cemetery is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Athens
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Armitage
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Armitage is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armitage
- The Plains
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Liars Corner ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Liars Corner is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liars Corner
- Chauncey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chauncey is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
- Mount Nebo ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mount Nebo is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Carsey Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carsey Town is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsey Town
- Albany
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Truetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Truetown is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truetown
- King's Station ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- King's Station is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Station
- King's Station has also been known as:
- King Hollow
- King's Hollow
- King's Switch
- Mineral
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mineral is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Greens Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Greens Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Run
- Buchtel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buchtel is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchtel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
- Mudsock ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mudsock is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsock
- Amesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carbondale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Carbondale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Pratts Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pratts Fork is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Fork
- Guysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Guysville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysville
- Bessemer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bessemer is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
- Nelsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jacksonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jacksonville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Trimble
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Orbiston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Orbiston is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbiston
- Stewart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stewart is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Armadale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Armadale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armadale
- Glouster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
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. The following communities are located in Athens County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Athens Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albany
- Amesville
- Athens
- Glouster
- Nelsonville
- Trimble
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Ohio:
- Pages specific to Athens 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1699458 (Athens Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1699458 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: Athens
- Est. Elev: 201 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Athens
- Location given for Athens Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.330906 Lon: -82.1120891
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Athens, 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> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |