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Nearest Communities to Athens,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Athens, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Athens:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small village in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Athens is located in Marathon County.

The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Marathon County: Clark, Langlade, Lincoln, Portage, Shawano, Taylor, Waupaca & Wood.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 94 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Athens. Of these communities, 41 are located in counties other than Marathon County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Athens (which is Marathon County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Athens

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Marathon County   (where Athens resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.marathoncounty.gov/
    • County Seat for Marathon:   Wausau
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Athens   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Athens.
      • Corinth
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Poniatowski
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Schnappsville
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Schnappsville is located in Marathon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnappsville
      • Wuertsburg
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Wuertsburg is located in Marathon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wuertsburg
      • Milan
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Swan
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Swan is located in Marathon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
      • Wien
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Edgar
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Rib Falls
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Hamburg
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Little Chicago
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Little Chicago is located in Marathon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chicago
      • Fenwood
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Fenwood is located in Marathon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwood
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
      • Continue List   (41 more) ...
        • Cherokee
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Cherokee is located in Marathon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
        • Emmerich
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Stettin ‑ Historic
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
          • Stettin is located in Marathon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stettin
        • March Rapids
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
          • March Rapids is located in Marathon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for March Rapids
        • Marathon City
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Marathon City is located in Marathon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon City
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,516 people
        • Naugart
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Weber
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
          • Weber is located in Marathon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber
        • Bradley
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
          • Bradley is located in Marathon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
        • Little Rose
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
          • Little Rose is located in Marathon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rose
        • Stratford
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
          • Stratford is located in Marathon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
        • Mount View
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
          • Mount View is located in Marathon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount View
        • Taegesville
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Staadts ‑ Historic
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Staadts is located in Marathon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staadts
        • Unity
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Unity is located in Marathon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
        • Halder
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Halder is located in Marathon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halder
        • Brokaw
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • Brokaw is located in Marathon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokaw
          • Estimated population in 2018: 245 people
        • McMillan
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Rangeline
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Rozellville
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Granite Heights
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Granite Heights is located in Marathon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Heights
        • Rib Mountain
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Rib Mountain is located in Marathon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Mountain
        • Wausau
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Spencer
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Franklin Hill
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Franklin Hill is located in Marathon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Hill
        • Moon
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • East Hill
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • East Hill is located in Marathon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hill
        • Wausau Junction
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Wausau Junction is located in Marathon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausau Junction
        • Schofield
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Schofield is located in Marathon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schofield
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,153 people
        • Mann
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Mann is located in Marathon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mann
        • Rothschild
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Rothschild is located in Marathon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothschild
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,256 people
        • Evergreen
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Evergreen is located in Marathon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
        • Mosinee
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Mosinee is located in Marathon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosinee
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,195 people
        • Kelly
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Kelly is located in Marathon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
        • Kronenwetter
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Nutterville
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Weston
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Weston is located in Marathon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,165 people
        • Sunset
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Peplin
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Peplin is located in Marathon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peplin
        • Callon
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Callon is located in Marathon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callon
        • Dancy
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Dancy is located in Marathon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dancy
        • Knowlton
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Knowlton is located in Marathon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton
  • Clark County
    • County Website:   https://www.clarkcountywi.gov/
    • County Seat for Clark:   Neillsville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Athens   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Athens.
      • Dorchester
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Dorchester is located in Clark County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
      • Abbotsford
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Colby
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Colby is located in Clark County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,941 people
      • Curtiss
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Riplinger
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Atwood
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Bright
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Bright is located in Clark County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
      • Owen
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Withee
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
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        • Veefkind
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Longwood
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Longwood is located in Clark County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
        • Spokeville
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Clark
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Clark is located in Clark County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
        • Hemlock
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Hemlock is located in Clark County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
        • Loyal
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Loyal is located in Clark County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyal
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
  • Lincoln County
  • Price County
  • Taylor County
    • County Website:   https://co.taylor.wi.us/
    • County Seat for Taylor:   Medford
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Athens   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Athens.
      • Goodrich
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Goodrich is located in Taylor County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
      • Stetsonville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Stetsonville is located in Taylor County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetsonville
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
      • Interwald
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Little Black
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Little Black is located in Taylor County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Black
      • Medford
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Whittlesey
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Whittlesey is located in Taylor County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittlesey
      • Rib Lake
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Chelsea
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Murat
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Murat is located in Taylor County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murat
      • Queenstown
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Queenstown is located in Taylor County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
      • Westboro
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Maplehurst
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Maplehurst is located in Taylor County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplehurst
      • Perkinstown
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Wood County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.