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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 ...

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

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 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, 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 Covington County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Covington County: Butler, Coffee, Conecuh, Crenshaw, Escambia, Geneva, Okaloosa (FL) & Walton (FL).

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

  • Covington County     (The home county of Antioch)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
    • Rose Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Heath
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Heath is located in Covington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
    • Sanford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Sanford is located in Covington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
    • Babbie
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Babbie is located in Covington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
    • Gantt
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Gantt is located in Covington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
    • Andalusia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • River Falls
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Horn Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Horn Hill is located in Covington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
    • Opp
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Libertyville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Libertyville is located in Covington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
    • County Line
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • County Line is located in Covington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
    • Onycha
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Carolina
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Carolina is located in Covington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
  • Butler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
    • Oaky Streak
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Industry
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • McKenzie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Chapman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Chapman is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
    • Georgiana
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Garland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bolling
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Bolling is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolling
  • Coffee County
  • Conecuh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
    • Paul
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Mount Union
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Brooklyn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Brooklyn is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
    • Old Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Old Town is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
    • Centerville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Centerville is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Johnsonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Rabb
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Wilcox
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Crenshaw County
  • Geneva County
  • Pike County
  • Okaloosa County (FL)
  • Walton County (FL)

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

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Antioch - one of the links might be able to help.

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.

  • Antioch Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Henderson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Carter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Stewart Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bryant Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Covington Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hillside Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Bozeman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Able Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (233 more) ...
    • Gantt Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Sanford Baptist Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Sweet Home Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)

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.<3>

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.

  • Wiggins
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Wiggins is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins
  • Rose Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Opine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Opine is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opine
  • Andalusia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Dozier
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • River Falls
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Leon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Curtis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Red Level
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Green Bay
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Green Bay is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
  • Brantley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Vera Cruz ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Vera Cruz is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

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.

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 59 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 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. 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 begin 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:

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 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.
<3>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.
<4>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 from Point A (ie- Antioch) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.