Athens Township is a township in Gentry County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

Athens Township was named after the original name of what now is Albany, Missouri.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Athens Township, Gentry County, Missouri
  2. "Gentry County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 2, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

40°13′43″N 94°17′25″W / 40.2286°N 94.2903°W / 40.2286; -94.2903


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