Located in Athens on South Prairieville Street about 5 blocks south from the Courthouse Square.
Athens Cemetery (Cemetery)
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Athens Cemetery is a cemetery in Athens, Henderson County, dedicated in 2002. It is one of 89 cemeteries documented in Henderson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 155 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.1979, -95.8586 near Athens. The nearest cataloged historic site is Rupert Talmage Craig (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include John Matthews McDonald, Clinton Williams Murchison, Sr., and Joseph Thomas La Rue_Stella E. Parsons La Rue.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7213000505. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
“Athens Cemetery” names 2 distinct records in Henderson County. This page is the cemetery dedicated in 2002 in Athens. The others:
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