Athens, TX Road Trips
Plan drives from Athens, TX with practical route pages for distance, drive time, fuel cost, road character, and places to stop along the way.
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Trip Routes
1
Longest Drive
706.6 mi
El Paso, TX
Quickest Drive
11h 53m
El Paso, TX
Plan Around Athens, TX
Popular Incoming Routes
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Athens, TX by the Numbers
Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Population
13,013
Median Income
$70,601
Median Home Value
$205,700
Median Age
37.6
Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.
Notable People from Athens, TX
A sampling of people born in Athens, TX.
Gerald D. Griffin
1934
American flight director
Jakeem Grant
1992
American football player (born 1992)
Landmarks & Historic Sites
Attractions and heritage-registered places located in Athens, TX.
Henderson County Courthouse
historic place in Athens, Henderson County, Texas
Faulk and Gauntt Building
historic place in Athens, Henderson County, Texas
City data from Wikidata (Q755425), available under CC0. Photos from Wikimedia Commons under their respective licenses. See our methodology for details.
Traveler Guide to Athens, TX
Athens is a small city in the Blackland Prairie region of Eastern Texas.
1 East Texas Arboretum and Botanical Society, 1601 Patterson Rd, ☏ +1 903 675-5630, fax: +1 903 675-1618, [email protected]. 8PM-5PM daily. 100+ acre botanical gardens built largely by volunteers on the site of an old abandoned truck farm. $2/vehicle or $25 yearly membership. Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center, 5550 FM2495, ☏ +1 903-676-2277, [email protected]. 9AM-4PM W-Sa. This is a good way to get up close to fish stocks being reared by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
Christmas Park Athens (Land of Lights), 1500 NW Loop 7, ☏ +1 903-675-7469. 6PM-10:30PM. $15 /car. Athens Scuba Park, 500 N Murchison St, ☏ +1 903 675-5762.
Cherry Laurel Cake Shoppe, 305 S Prairieville St, ☏ +1 903 677-5599. Anything prepared here is personally done with expertise, good taste, and great care. From catering to cakes to salads or sandwiches, these ladies know what they are doing.
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Athens, 1119 E. Tyler ST., toll-free: +1-877-863-4780. Best Western Plus Royal Mountain Inn & Suites, 1814 State Hwy 31 E, ☏ +1 903-292-1750. Super 8, 205 US Hwy 175 West, ☏ +1 903 675-7511.
To get here from Dallas, take US 175 South. From Houston, take I-45 North to Corsicana, then Texas State Highway 31 East. From Austin, take I-35 North to Waco, then Texas State Highway 31 East. From Tyler take US 31 West. Tyler Pounds Regional Airport offers service to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport via American Eagle Airlines and to Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport via United Express.
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