Athens State University

Athens State University is a school in Limestone County, Alabama. Athens State University is situated nearby to the heritage site Athens Courthouse Square Commercial Historic District, as well as near George S. Houston Historic District.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Athens Courthouse Square Commercial Historic District and George S. Houston Historic District.

Athens Courthouse Square Commercial Historic District

Heritage site

Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.

The Athens Courthouse Square Commercial Historic District is a historic district in Athens, Alabama. Athens was founded in 1818 when Robert Beaty and John D. Athens Courthouse Square Commercial Historic District is situated 1,900 feet southwest of Athens State University.

George S. Houston Historic District

Heritage site

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

The George S. Houston Historic District is a historic district in Athens, Alabama. The district lies to the west and north of the public square, and features homes of some of the town's most prominent residents. George S. Houston Historic District is situated 2,100 feet west of Athens State University.

Robert Beaty Historic District

Heritage site

Photo: Dpepper73, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Robert Beaty Historic District is a historic district in Athens, Alabama. Robert Beaty was one of the original founders of Athens. An Irish immigrant who settled in Virginia, Beaty and his associates purchased 160 acres around a spring, and began subdividing the land for sale in 1818. Robert Beaty Historic District is situated 2,300 feet south of Athens State University.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Athens and Tanner.

Athens

Photo: Nyttend, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Athens is a city of 27,000 people in northern Alabama, USA about 15 miles south of the Tennessee border and 20 miles west of Huntsville. It is the county seat of Limestone county.

Tanner

Hamlet

Tanner is an unincorporated community in central southern Limestone County, Alabama, United States, and is included in the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. Tanner is situated 5 miles south of Athens State University.

Athens State University

Type: School
Historically known as: “Athens College”, “Athens College for Young Women”, “Athens Female Academy”, “Athens Female College”, “Athens Female Institute”, and “Athens State College”
Category: education
Location: Limestone County, Alabama, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

34.8062° or 34° 48′ 22″ north

Longitude

-86.96612° or 86° 57′ 58″ west

Elevation

702 feet (214 metres)

Open location code

866MR24M+FH

GeoNames ID

4830738

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