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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 #317712).

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:

32.1992, -95.8570

The Athens Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Athens.

The cemetery is located in Henderson County<2>.

The county seat for Henderson County is located in Athens. Athens lies just to the north northeast 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 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Athens Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Athens Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Richardson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Richardson Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
  • Shelby Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Walnut Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Walnut Creek Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek Cemetery
  • Goodgame Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Goodgame Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodgame Cemetery
  • Sand Flat Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Sand Flat Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Flat Cemetery
  • Owen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Owen Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen Cemetery
  • Barker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Barker Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Cemetery
  • Davis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Davis Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
  • Cottonwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Cemetery
  • Rounsavall Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Rounsavall Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rounsavall Cemetery
  • Payne Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Payne Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
  • Malakoff Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Willow Springs Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Willow Springs Cemetery is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs Cemetery
    • Alligator Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Alligator Cemetery is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligator Cemetery
    • Modoc Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Modoc Cemetery is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc Cemetery
    • Blackjack Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Blackjack Cemetery is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack Cemetery
    • Stean Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Stean Cemetery is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stean Cemetery
    • Steen Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Ray Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Ray Cemetery is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
    • Wreary Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 30 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:

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 Henderson County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Athens Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Athens
    • Athens lies less than 2 miles<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Athens Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Athens.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Malakoff

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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: