- Name
- Athens
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- Alternate names
- Athens (Getty Vocabulary Program)
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- Type
- County
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- Coordinates
- 39.35°N 82.05°W
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- Located in
- Ohio, United States (1805 - )
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- See also
- Hocking, Ohio, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Jackson, Ohio, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Meigs, Ohio, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Vinton, Ohio, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Washington, Ohio, United States (Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
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| Contained Places
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Larger map
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- Deserted settlement
- Deans
- Detroit
- English Town
- Ewing
- Harmony
- Hixon
- Horton
- Laurel Hill
- Lyda
- Marshallville
- Medill
- Mortonville
- Mount Auburn
- Newbury
- Raccoon
- Rock Oak
- Salina
- Sparta
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- Inhabited place
- 210 Row
- Albany
- Alexander
- Amesville
- Anthony
- Armadale
- Armitage
- Athens
- Beachwood Lake Estates
- Beaumont
- Beebe
- Beechwood Lake Estates
- Bessemer
- Big Hocking
- Big Run
- Bolens Mills
- Broadwell
- Brookville
- Buchtel
- Burr Oak
- Canaanville
- Carbondale
- Carsey Town
- Chase
- Chauncey
- Clearview
- Cole
- Connett
- Coolville
- Derthick
- Doanville
- East Clayton
- East Millfield
- Elliottville
- Fairway Oaks
- Federal
- Fisher
- Five Points
- Frost
- Fullview Heights
- Garden
- Glen Ebon
- Glouster
- Goose Run
- Greens Run
- Guysville
- Hamley Run
- Hartleyville
- Hebardville
- Hickory Hills
- Highland Park Estates
- Hockingport
- Hollister
- Hull
- Hunterdon
- Ingham
- Ireland
- Jacksonville
- Kilvert
- Kimberly
- La Mar Heights
- Liars Corner
- Lottridge
- Luhrig
- Lysander
- Marydale
- McLeish
- Millfield
- Mineral
- Modoc
- Morristown
- Nelsonville
- New Bern
- New England
- New Floodwood
- New Mansfield
- New Marshfield
- Oakdale
- Olbers
- Palos
- Pine Grove Heights
- Pleasanton
- Pratts Fork
- Redtown
- Rolling Hill Acres
- Rolling Hills
- Shade
- Sharpsburg
- Stewart
- Stringtown
- Sugar Creek
- The Plains
- Torch
- Trimble
- Truetown
- University Heights
- Utley
- Valley View
- Vanderhoof
- Wonder Hills
- Youba
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- Township
- Ames
- Bern
- Canaan
- Carthage
- Dover
- Lodi
- Rome
- Trimble (township)
- Troy
- Waterloo
- York
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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Athens County is a county located in the southeastern part of the state of Ohio, United States. It was formed in 1805 from Washington County. As of 2000, the population was 62,223. Its county seat is Athens. Because the state university (Ohio University) was founded there in 1804, the town and the county were named for the ancient center of learning, Athens, Greece.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1792 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1800 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1805 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1807 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1810 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1817 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1850 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1867 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1810 | 2,791
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| 1820 | 6,338
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| 1830 | 9,787
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| 1840 | 19,109
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| 1850 | 18,215
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| 1860 | 21,364
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| 1870 | 23,768
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| 1880 | 28,411
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| 1890 | 35,194
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| 1900 | 38,730
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| 1910 | 47,798
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| 1920 | 50,430
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| 1930 | 44,175
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| 1940 | 46,166
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| 1950 | 45,839
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| 1960 | 46,998
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| 1970 | 54,889
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| 1980 | 56,399
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| 1990 | 59,549
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Research Tips
External links
www.seorf.ohiou.edu/athens_county.html
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