Welcome to Antioch ...
So far, we found very little information about Antioch. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Antioch to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Antioch, please Contact Us.
Antioch was located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).
Antioch would have been located within present day Houston County<2>.
The location of Antioch has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Antioch, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Antioch is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Antioch was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Antioch still existed, it would have been in the (936) area code.
Communities Also Named Antioch ...
While we believe that this Antioch is located in Houston County, we know of another 10 Texas communities named Antioch. Those communities are located in the following counties: Brown, Cass, Delta, Henderson, Johnson, Madison, Panola, Rusk, Shelby and Smith County.
Beyond Texas, there are 95 communities that are also named Antioch - they are located in Alabama (7), Arkansas (6), 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), 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.
- Crockett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crockett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
- Crockett is located in Houston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crockett <5>
- Trinity
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Trinity is located in Trinity County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,800 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trinity <5>
- Lovelady
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovelady have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelady
- Lovelady is located in Houston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 623 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovelady <5>
- Riverside
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Riverside is located in Walker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <5>
- Midway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Midway is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midway <5>
- Kittrell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Kittrell is located in Walker County
- Austonio
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austonio
- Austonio is located in Houston County
- Holly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Cooper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Mill Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
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.
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 on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).
We also found Antioch in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Antioch post office opened in 1891.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Antioch.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Houston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Antioch - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |