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Welcome to Antioch ...

Antioch is located in Hot Spring County<1>.


The location of Antioch has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Antioch, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1855.

Antioch is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Antioch lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Antioch ...

While we believe that this Antioch is located in Hot Spring County, we know of another 5 Arkansas communities named Antioch. Those communities are located in the following counties: Craighead, Perry, Randolph, Sevier and White County.

Beyond Arkansas, there are 95 communities that are also named Antioch - they are located in Alabama (7), California, Florida, Georgia (9), Illinois, Indiana (4), Kansas (2), Kentucky (5), Louisiana (3), Mississippi (7), Missouri (2), Nebraska, North Carolina (6), Ohio (2), Oklahoma (2), Ontario, South Carolina (6), Tennessee (13), Texas (11), Virginia (3) and West Virginia (3).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Antioch.

Communities near Antioch ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Antioch.

  • Hot Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Malvern
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malvern have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
    • Malvern is located in Hot Spring County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,788 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malvern <4>
  • Arkadelphia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Rockport
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
    • Rockport is located in Hot Spring County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
  • Caddo Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caddo Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo Valley
    • Caddo Valley is located in Clark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
  • Midway
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Midway is located in Hot Spring County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
  • Donaldson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donaldson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
    • Donaldson is located in Hot Spring County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
  • Poyen
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poyen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poyen
    • Poyen is located in Grant County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
  • Perla
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perla
    • Perla is located in Hot Spring County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
  • Friendship
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
    • Friendship is located in Hot Spring County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Antioch. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Antioch.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Antioch. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Antioch.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Antioch. See our Newspapers Page for Antioch.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Antioch ...

Looking for more information about Antioch? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Antioch, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Antioch.

Adding Antioch to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Antioch in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Antioch was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Antioch post office opened in 1855.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Antioch.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Antioch. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Hot Spring, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Antioch - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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