{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Arkansas, US}} {{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} thumb|Sign for Athens along AR 84 '''Athens''' is an unincorporated community in the northeastern corner of Howard County, Arkansas, United States.<ref>{{GNIS|76208}}</ref> 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:<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref> *Bard Springs Bathhouse, FS Rd. 106 NW of Athens, Caney Cr. Wildlife Management Area, Ouachita NF *Bard Springs Dam No. 1, FS Rd. 106 NW of Athens, Caney Cr. Wildlife Management Area, Ouachita NF *Bard Springs Dam No. 2, FS Rd. 106 NW of Athens, Caney Cr. Wildlife Management Area, Ouachita NF *Bard Springs Picnic Shelter, FS Rd. 106 NW of Athens, Caney Cr. Wildlife Management Area, Ouachita NF *Buckeye Vista Overlook, Forest Service Rd. 38 *Shady Lake Bathhouse, Co. Rd. 64, Caney Cr. Wildlife Management Area, Ouachita NF *Shady Lake Caretaker's House, FS Rd. 38, Caney Cr. Wildlife Management Area, Ouachita NF *Shady Lake Dam, Co. Rd. 64, Caney Cr. Wildlife Management Area, Ouachita NF *Shady Lake Picnic Pavilion, FS Rd. 38, Caney Cr. Wildlife Management Area, Ouachita NF *Sugar Creek Vista Overlook, Forest Service Rd. 38 *Tall Peak Fire Tower, FS Rd. 38A NW of Athens, Caney Cr. Wildlife Management Area, Ouachita NF
==References== {{reflist}} {{Commons category|Athens, Arkansas}} {{Howard County, Arkansas}}
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Howard County, Arkansas Category:Unincorporated communities in Arkansas
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