Athens, Missouri

Athens is an unincorporated community in Clark County, Missouri, in the United States.

History

Athens was laid out and platted in 1844.^[1] The community was named for Athens, in Greece.^[2]^[3]

References

↑ Earngey, Bill (1995). Missouri Roadsides: The Traveler's Companion. University of Missouri Press. p. 9.
↑ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 276.
↑ Merkner, Sue A. (Jul 27, 1977). "Odd places give Missouri towns foreign names". The Nevada Daily Mail. p. 5. Retrieved 7 June 2015.

Municipalities and communities of Clark County, Missouri, United States

County seat: Kahoka

Cities	Alexandria Kahoka Wayland Wyaconda

Villages	Luray Revere

Townships	Clay Des Moines Folker Grant Jackson Jefferson Lincoln Madison Sweet Home Union Vernon Washington Wyaconda

CDP	St. Francisville

Other unincorporated communities	Athens St. Patrick Waterloo

Coordinates: 40°34′57″N 91°41′55″W / 40.58250°N 91.69861°W / 40.58250; -91.69861

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