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Welcome to Athens ...The city of Athens is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas). Athens is located in Henderson County<1> and is the County Seat for Henderson County. While we don't have a date for the founding of Athens, you might consider that their post office opened in 1850. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Athens has a population of 12,695 people<2> (see below for details). The community of Athens is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Athens lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area codes for Athens: (903) & (430)<4> The ZIP code for Athens: 75751<5> Websites for Athens ...Chamber of Commerce: www.athenscc.org/ Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Athens, the following might be of interest: Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Athens had an population of 12,695 people. This is a decrease of 0.12% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 12.37% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Athens had a population of 12,710 people (which is 16.18% of the total population of Henderson County). This makes Athens the county's most populous community. The population of Athens represents 0.05% of the total population of Texas (which has 25,145,561 people), making it the state's 184th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 12,710 people, the population of Athens increased 12.51% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 11,297 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Athens. 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, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, 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.
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. Our list includes 8 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Athens. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Athens ...Looking for more information about 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Athens, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Athens. Adding Athens to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of 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 Athens was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911). We also found Athens in the book titled .<8> From that list, the Athens post office opened in 1850. For more details, see References and Mentions for Athens. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Athens. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/ Footnotes ...
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