Athens, Missouri Explained

Athens is an unincorporated community in the now inactive township of Grant in Clark County, Missouri, United States. It is southeast of the Battle of Athens State Historic Site.

History

Athens was laid out and platted in 1844.[1] The community was named for Athens, Greece.[2] [3] A post office called Athens was established in 1841, and remained in operation until 1922.[4]

References

40.5825°N -91.6986°W

Notes and References

  1. Book: Missouri Roadsides: The Traveler's Companion . University of Missouri Press . Earngey, Bill . 1995 . 9. 9780826210210 .
  2. Book: How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named . The State Historical Society of Missouri . Eaton, David Wolfe . 1916 . 276.
  3. News: Odd places give Missouri towns foreign names . The Nevada Daily Mail . Jul 27, 1977 . 7 June 2015 . Merkner, Sue A. . 5.
  4. Web site: Post Offices . Jim Forte Postal History . 18 September 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160306175959/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=MO . 6 March 2016 .

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