Welcome to New Athens ...

New Athens is located in Clarion County<1>.

The location of New Athens has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Athens, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

New Athens is 1,370 feet [418 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: New Athens lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named New Athens ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named New Athens - they are located in Illinois (2) and Ohio.

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

Communities near New Athens ...

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

• Clarion
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarion
  • Clarion is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarion <4>
• Kittanning
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittanning
  • Kittanning is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kittanning <4>
• Ford City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
  • Ford City is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ford City <4>
• West Kittanning
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Kittanning have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kittanning
  • West Kittanning is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
• Knox
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knox have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
  • Knox is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,067 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knox <4>
• Chicora
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chicora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicora
  • Chicora is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chicora <4>
• New Bethlehem
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethlehem
  • New Bethlehem is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Bethlehem <4>
• East Brady
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Brady have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brady
  • East Brady is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 904 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Brady <4>
• Rural Valley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Valley
  • Rural Valley is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rural Valley <4>
• Parker
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
  • Parker is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parker <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Athens ...

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

Adding New Athens to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the New Athens post office opened in 1850.

We also found New Athens in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for New Athens.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New Athens. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Clarion County: www.co.clarion.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/