Athens is an
unincorporated community in the northeastern corner of
Howard County, Arkansas
Howard County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,785. The county seat is Nashville. Howard County is Arkansas's 74th county, formed on April 17, 1873, and named for James Howard, a st ...
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Arkansas, United States. It is located at the junction of Arkansas Highways 84 and 246.
Historic sites
Athens includes (or is the nearest community to) a number of historic places, including the following ones which are all listed on the
National Register of Historic Places:
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Bard Springs Bathhouse
The Bard Springs Bathhouse is a historic recreational support facility in Ouachita National Forest. It is located at the Bard Springs recreation site, southeast of Mena and north of Athens in Polk County, off County Road 82 and Forest Road 106 on ...
, FS Rd. 106 NW of Athens, Caney Cr. Wildlife Management Area, Ouachita NF
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Bard Springs Dam No. 1, FS Rd. 106 NW of Athens, Caney Cr. Wildlife Management Area, Ouachita NF
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Bard Springs Dam No. 2, FS Rd. 106 NW of Athens, Caney Cr. Wildlife Management Area, Ouachita NF
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Bard Springs Picnic Shelter
The Bard Springs Picnic Shelter is a historic recreational support facility in Ouachita National Forest. It is located at the Bard Springs recreation site, southeast of Mena and north of Athens in Polk County, off County Road 82 and Forest Roa ...
, FS Rd. 106 NW of Athens, Caney Cr. Wildlife Management Area, Ouachita NF
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Buckeye Vista Overlook
The Buckeye Vista Overlook is a historic scenic overlook in Ouachita National Forest. It is located on Ouachita National Forest Road 38 (also Polk County Road 64) on the north side of Buckeye Mountain. The overlook is a simple roadside pullout ...
, Forest Service Rd. 38
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Shady Lake Bathhouse
Shady Lake Recreation Area is a campground and public recreation area in southwestern Ouachita National Forest, southwest of Mena, Arkansas and west of Glenwood, Arkansas. The area is oriented around Shady Lake, a body of water on the South Fork ...
, Co. Rd. 64, Caney Cr. Wildlife Management Area, Ouachita NF
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Shady Lake Caretaker's House
Shady Lake Recreation Area is a campground and public recreation area in southwestern Ouachita National Forest, southwest of Mena, Arkansas and west of Glenwood, Arkansas. The area is oriented around Shady Lake, a body of water on the South Fork ...
, FS Rd. 38, Caney Cr. Wildlife Management Area, Ouachita NF
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Shady Lake Dam
Shady Lake Recreation Area is a campground and public recreation area in southwestern Ouachita National Forest, southwest of Mena, Arkansas and west of Glenwood, Arkansas. The area is oriented around Shady Lake, a body of water on the South Fork ...
, Co. Rd. 64, Caney Cr. Wildlife Management Area, Ouachita NF
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Shady Lake Picnic Pavilion
Shady Lake Recreation Area is a campground and public recreation area in southwestern Ouachita National Forest, southwest of Mena, Arkansas and west of Glenwood, Arkansas. The area is oriented around Shady Lake, a body of water on the South Fork ...
, FS Rd. 38, Caney Cr. Wildlife Management Area, Ouachita NF
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Sugar Creek Vista Overlook
The Sugar Creek Vista Overlook is a historic scenic overlook in Ouachita National Forest. It is located on Polk County, Arkansas, Polk County Road 64 (also once designated Forest Road 38), just south of Dicks Gap. The overlook is a simple roads ...
, Forest Service Rd. 38
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Tall Peak Fire Tower
The Tall Peak Fire Tower is a historic fire tower in Ouachita National Forest. It is located at the top of Tall Peak in the southwestern part of the national forest in Polk County, Arkansas. It is a fieldstone structure, built about 1938 by a c ...
, FS Rd. 38A NW of Athens, Caney Cr. Wildlife Management Area, Ouachita NF
References
Unincorporated communities in Howard County, Arkansas
Unincorporated communities in Arkansas
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