Athens in Menard County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

V.F.W. Post 5302 Memorial

Photographed by Thomas Smith, September 22, 2025

1. V.F.W. Post 5302 Memorial

Inscription.
In memory of all veterans

Erected 2000 by Athens V.F.W. Post 5302 and ladies auxiliary.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 39° 57.68′ N, 89° 42.533′ W. Memorial is in Athens, Illinois, in Menard County. It is at the intersection of Springfield Road and State Route 29, on the right when traveling west on Springfield Road. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Athens IL 62613, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Central Illinois,

specifically in the Illinois River Valley,

and in Greater Springfield.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mott & Henning Funeral Home

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(approx. 0.8 miles away); Abraham Lincoln, Deputy Surveyor, Sangamon County, Illinois (approx. 0.8 miles away); Long Nine Banquet Site (approx. 0.8 miles away); Lincoln and the City of Athens (approx. 0.8 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. one mile away); In Memory Of All Veterans (approx. 2.4 miles away); The Cantrall Christian Church (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Athens.

Photographed by Thomas Smith, September 22, 2025

2. V.F.W. Post 5302 Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on October 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 23, 2025, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 61 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 23, 2025, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.