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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Antioch (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Antioch. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties/Parishes ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties/parishes instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Antioch is located in Cass County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cass County: Miller (AR), Caddo (LA), Bowie, Marion & Morris.

Below are the counties/parishes that are near Antioch. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Antioch:

  • Cass County     (The home county of Antioch)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
    • Douglassville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Queen City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Atlanta
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Domino
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Domino have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Domino
      • Domino is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Bloomburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomburg
      • Bloomburg is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomburg <1>
    • Bivins
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bivins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bivins
      • Bivins is located in Cass County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bivins <1>
    • Linden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Huffins
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffins
      • Huffins is located in Cass County
    • Bryans Mill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans Mill
      • Bryans Mill is located in Cass County
    • Kildare
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Marietta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marietta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
      • Marietta is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marietta <1>
    • McLeod
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Hughes Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughes Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Springs
      • Hughes Springs is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,672 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hughes Springs <1>
  • Bowie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
    • Redwater
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redwater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
      • Redwater is located in Bowie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,104 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redwater <1>
    • Maud
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
      • Maud is located in Bowie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maud <1>
    • Carbondale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbondale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
      • Carbondale is located in Bowie County
    • Wake Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake Village
      • Wake Village is located in Bowie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,555 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wake Village <1>
    • Simms
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simms
      • Simms is located in Bowie County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simms <1>
    • Hooks
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Nash
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
      • Nash is located in Bowie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,781 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nash <1>
    • Victory City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory City
      • Victory City is located in Bowie County
    • Bassett
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
      • Bassett is located in Bowie County
    • Leary
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leary
      • Leary is located in Bowie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
    • Texarkana
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Red Lick
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
      • Red Lick is located in Bowie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
    • New Boston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
    • Lodi
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Jefferson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
      • Jefferson is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,924 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <1>
    • Kellyville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
      • Kellyville is located in Marion County
  • Morris County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
    • Naples
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
      • Naples is located in Morris County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
      • Former name for Naples:
      • Station Belden
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <1>
    • Rocky Branch
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
      • Rocky Branch is located in Morris County
    • Daingerfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Omaha
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Omaha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
      • Omaha is located in Morris County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 975 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omaha <1>
    • Jenkins
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenkins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
      • Jenkins is located in Morris County
  • Little River County (AR)
    • Ogden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
      • Ogden is located in Little River County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
  • Miller County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
    • Capps City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Capps City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps City
      • Capps City is located in Miller County (AR)
    • Doddridge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doddridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doddridge
      • Doddridge is located in Miller County (AR)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doddridge <1>
    • Fouke
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fouke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouke
      • Fouke is located in Miller County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fouke <1>
    • Texarkana
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Genoa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genoa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
      • Genoa is located in Miller County (AR)
    • Rondo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
      • Rondo is located in Miller County (AR)
  • Caddo Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
    • Zylks
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zylks
      • Zylks is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
    • Rodessa
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rodessa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodessa
      • Rodessa is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rodessa <1>
    • Ida
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ida have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
      • Ida is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
    • Vivian
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vivian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vivian
      • Vivian is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,443 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vivian <1>
    • Missionary
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Missionary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missionary
      • Missionary is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
    • Hosston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Antioch, see our County-by-County Page for Antioch.

Newspapers Published in Antioch ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Antioch.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Antioch, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Antioch.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Antioch:

Cemeteries Near Antioch ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Antioch.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Antioch covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.

  • Liberty Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
  • Rutland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rutland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rutland Cemetery
  • Echols Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Echols Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Echols Cemetery
  • Forest Home Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Home Cemetery
  • Pine Crest Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Crest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Crest Cemetery
  • Lambert Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lambert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lambert Cemetery
  • Barnes Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnes Cemetery
  • Domino Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Domino Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Domino Cemetery
  • Powell Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powell Cemetery
  • Hickory Grove Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Grove Cemetery
  • Beech Creek Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beech Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beech Creek Cemetery
  • Center Ridge Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (156 more) ...
    • Floyd Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Floyd Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Floyd Hill Cemetery
    • Mt. Obie Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Harris Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

While we didn't find Antioch in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Antioch.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.

  • O'Farrell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for O'Farrell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Farrell
    • O'Farrell is located in Cass County
  • Douglassville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Atlanta
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Queen City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lanark
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanark have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark
    • Lanark is located in Cass County
  • Red Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
    • Red Hill is located in Cass County
  • Springdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
    • Springdale is located in Cass County
  • Bivins
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bivins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bivins
    • Bivins is located in Cass County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bivins <1>
  • Cusseta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cusseta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusseta
    • Cusseta is located in Cass County
  • Almira
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almira have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almira
    • Almira is located in Cass County
  • Corley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
    • Corley is located in Bowie County
  • Linden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Huffins
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffins
      • Huffins is located in Cass County
    • Sulphur
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
      • Sulphur is located in Bowie County
    • Bryans Mill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans Mill
      • Bryans Mill is located in Cass County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Antioch. See our List of 1890's Communities around 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 Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Antioch) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Antioch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1854, Longitude: -94.2557       In this case, the coordinates for Antioch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Antioch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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