About Athens Cemetery
Athens Cemetery is a cemetery near Pawnee City, Richardson County, Nebraska. It lies about 9.9 mi northwest of Pawnee City. The grounds sit at about 1,093 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 827102. The nearest other listed cemetery is Cincinnati Cemetery, about 3.6 mi to the southwest. The nearest mortuary we know of is Wherry Mortuary in Pawnee City, about 10.0 mi away. It is one of 36 cemeteries we list in Richardson County, and 19 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Pawnee City. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
40.04505, -95.98547
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
- Cincinnati CemeteryPawnee City, NECemetery3.6 mi
- DuBois CemeteryPawnee City, NECemetery3.7 mi
- Pleasant Hill CemeteryPawnee City, NECemetery4.1 mi
- Four Mile CemeterySabetha, KSCemetery4.4 mi
- Bohemian CemeteryPawnee City, NECemetery5.0 mi
- Friedens United Church of Christ CemeterySeneca, KSChurch cemetery5.1 mi
- Bern CemeterySeneca, KSCemetery5.7 mi
- Dry Branch Pioneer CemeteryPawnee City, NECemetery6.0 mi
- Lynchburg CemeteryPawnee City, NECemetery7.2 mi
- Saint Peters CemeteryPawnee City, NECemetery7.2 mi
Funeral homes near Athens Cemetery
- Wherry Mortuary10.0 miMortuary · Pawnee City · (402) 852-2387
- Popkess Mortuary Inc14 miMortuary · Sabetha · (785) 284-2101
- Popkess Mortuary Inc15 miMortuary · Seneca · (785) 336-2155
- Lauer Funeral Home15 miFuneral home · Seneca · (785) 336-2101
- Dorr & Clark Funeral Home20 miFuneral home · Falls City · (402) 245-2424
- Hall Family Funeral Services20 miFuneral home · Falls City · (402) 245-3131
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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.
- What Does a Headstone Cost?Flat markers, upright headstones and monuments, materials, engraving, installation fees and the cemetery's foundation charge.