Place:Athens, Henderson, Texas, United States

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NameAthens
TypeCity
Coordinates32.203°N 95.849°W
Located inHenderson, Texas, United States
Contained Places
Cemetery
Oaklawn Memorial Park
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Athens is a city and the county seat of Henderson County, Texas, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 12,857. The city has called itself the "Black-Eyed Pea Capital of the World." Athens was selected as one of the first "Certified Retirement Communities" in Texas. It was named after Greece's capital.

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