About Athens Cemetery
Athens Cemetery is a cemetery near Dierks, Howard County, Arkansas. It lies about 13 mi south of Dierks. The grounds sit at about 965 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 62524. The nearest other listed cemetery is Section Cemetery, about 1.6 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Wilkerson Funeral Home Inc in Dierks, about 13 mi away. It is one of 53 cemeteries we list in Howard County, and 21 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Dierks. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
34.31149, -93.97658
What Athens Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Section CemeteryDierks, ARCemetery1.6 mi
- White Oak CemeteryDierks, ARCemetery2.0 mi
- Saline CemeteryDierks, ARCemetery3.0 mi
- Mineola CemeteryDierks, ARCemetery3.1 mi
- Brushy CemeteryDierks, ARCemetery3.8 mi
- Bethel CemeteryDierks, ARCemetery4.3 mi
- Davis CemeteryDierks, ARCemetery5.6 mi
- Putman CemeteryDierks, ARCemetery5.8 mi
- Cedar Hill CemeteryDierks, ARCemetery6.2 mi
- Rock Springs CemeteryMount Ida, ARCemetery7.1 mi
Funeral homes near Athens Cemetery
- Wilkerson Funeral Home Inc13 miFuneral home · Dierks · (870) 286-3088
- Shady Rest Monuments24 miMonument dealer · Murfreesboro · (870) 285-2024
- Bowser Family Funeral Home24 miFuneral home · Mena · (479) 394-4477
- Smith Family Funeral Home24 miFuneral home · Glenwood · (870) 356-2114
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- What Happens When a Cemetery Is Full?Closed and inactive cemeteries, who maintains them, and what it means for families with existing plots.
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