Athens
Athens is a small unincorporated village in Fayette County to the east of Interstate 75 in Kentucky in the United States. First settled in 1786 as the community of Cross Plains, the town was chartered as Athens in 1826 and had its own post office from that time until 1906.- Hamlet
- …lies at an elevation of around 950 feet (290 metres)
- Description: human settlement in Fayette County, Kentucky, United States of America
- Also known as“Athens, Kentucky”“Crossplains”
Hamlets in the Area
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Hootentown
Hootentown is an unincorporated community in Clark County, Kentucky, United States.
4 miles southeast of Athens
Pine Grove
Pine Grove is an unincorporated community located in Clark County, Kentucky, United States.
4½ miles northeast of Athens
Becknerville
Becknerville is an unincorporated town in southern Clark County, Kentucky, United States.
5 miles east of Athens
Athens
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Latitude
37.94925° or 37° 56′ 57″ north
Longitude
-84.3641° or 84° 21′ 51″ west
Open location code
869QWJXP+M9
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OpenStreetMap feature
place = hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Urdu—“Athens” goes by many names.
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