Athens, IL

Athens is a small central Illinois town of about 2,100 people, located 20 miles northwest of Springfield via State Route 97 and I-55. It sits in rolling prairie country along the Sangamon River valley. The town serves as a quiet agricultural community with easy access to Springfield and Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport. Athens is the birthplace of poet Edgar Lee Masters, author of "Spoon River Anthology."

Airports closest to Athens, IL are Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport and Jacksonville Municipal Airport.