About Athens Cemetery
Athens Cemetery is a cemetery near Lake City, Columbia County, Florida. It lies about 11 mi northeast of Lake City. The grounds sit at about 79 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 2547845. The nearest other listed cemetery is Mount Moriah Cemetery, about 2.7 mi to the southeast. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Gateway-Forest Lawn Funeral Home and Crematory Inc. in Lake City, about 8.6 mi away. It is one of 82 cemeteries we list in Columbia County, and 41 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Lake City. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
30.05916, -82.74361
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
- Mount Moriah CemeteryLake City, FLCemetery2.7 mi
- Siloam CemeteryLake City, FLCemetery3.0 mi
- Columbia Community CemeteryLake City, FLCemetery3.0 mi
- Evergreen Baptist Church CemeteryLake City, FLBaptist cemetery3.2 mi
- Philadelphia Memorial GardenWellborn, FLMemorial park5.0 mi
- Ichetucknee CemeteryHigh Springs, FLCemetery5.1 mi
- Crusaw Family CemeteryWellborn, FLFamily cemetery5.4 mi
- Pleasant Grove CemeteryLake City, FLCemetery5.9 mi
- Pleasant Grove United Methodist CemeteryLake City, FLMethodist cemetery5.9 mi
- Fellowship Baptist Church CemeteryWellborn, FLBaptist cemetery6.4 mi
Funeral homes near Athens Cemetery
- Gateway-Forest Lawn Funeral Home and Crematory Inc.8.6 miCremation provider · Lake City · (386) 752-1954
- Guerry Forbes Funeral Home of Lake City8.8 miFuneral home · Lake City · (386) 752-2414
- ICS Cremation & Funeral Home9.7 miFuneral home · Lake City · (386) 752-3436
- Ferreira Cremation & Funeral Services11 miFuneral home · Lake City · (386) 752-1234
- Mizell Funeral Home11 miFuneral home · Lake City · (386) 752-3166
- Cooper Funeral Home11 miFuneral home · Lake City · (386) 752-3566
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Related guides
- How Are Cemetery Plots Organized?Sections, lots, rows and graves explained, plus how to read a cemetery map and a plot deed.
- How Deep Is a Grave?Where "six feet under" comes from, typical depths today, and what state rules actually require.
- What Happens When a Cemetery Is Full?Closed and inactive cemeteries, who maintains them, and what it means for families with existing plots.
- What Does a Headstone Cost?Flat markers, upright headstones and monuments, materials, engraving, installation fees and the cemetery's foundation charge.