Our Genealogy Helper
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 Perry County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Perry County: Conway, Faulkner, Garland, Saline & Yell.
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:
- Perry County (The home county of Antioch)
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Perryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Perry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Houston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bigelow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fourche
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fourche is also located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Little Italy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Little Italy is also located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
- Adona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Adona is also located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Dixie ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dixie was located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Toad Suck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Toad Suck is also located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Suck
- Deberrie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Deberrie is also located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deberrie
- Casa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Casa is also located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Conway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Oppelo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oppelo is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Morrilton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Plumerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Winrock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Winrock is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winrock
- Menifee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pontoon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pontoon is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoon
- Solgohachia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Solgohachia is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solgohachia
- Hattieville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hattieville is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Springfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Old Hickory
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Old Hickory is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
- Middleton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Middleton is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Center Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Faulkner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Lollie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lollie is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lollie
- Mayflower
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Preston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Preston is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Conway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wooster
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hamlet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hamlet is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Greenbrier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beryl
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Beryl is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beryl
- Holland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Holland is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Garland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Hot Springs Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Jessieville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fountain Lake is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Blue Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Springs is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Lonsdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Wilson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Holla Bend
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holla Bend is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holla Bend
- Atkins
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Economy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Economy is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Pottsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pottsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,361 people
- North Dardanelle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Dardanelle is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dardanelle
- Bernice
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bernice is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Oak Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Russellville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Monnie Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Monnie Springs is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monnie Springs
- Roland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ferndale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ferndale is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Natural Steps
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Natural Steps is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Steps
- Maumelle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Banty ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Banty was located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banty
- Secluded Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Secluded Hills is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secluded Hills
- Marche
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Marche is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marche
- Cammack Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cammack Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cammack Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
- Alexander
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mabelvale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gibson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Gibson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Wakefield Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wakefield Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield Village
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Paron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Paron is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paron
- Avilla
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Avilla is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla
- Rubicon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rubicon is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubicon
- Congo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Congo is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Kentucky
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Kentucky is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Salem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Salem is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Benton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bryant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairplay ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fairplay was located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Bauxite
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bauxite is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauxite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
- Shannon Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shannon Hills is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,087 people
- Yell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Cotton Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Town is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Birta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Birta is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birta
- Centerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Petit Jean
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Petit Jean is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petit Jean
- Ola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dardanelle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plainview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
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 north)
- Viney Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cardon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Perryville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tyndall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Harper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- May Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Harris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Leach Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (260 more) ...
- Martindale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Perry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wye Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<2>
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.
- Perryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Houston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oppelo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oppelo is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Adona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Adona is also located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Lollie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lollie is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lollie
- Dixie ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dixie was located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Reform
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Reform is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Ada
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ada is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Aplin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Aplin is also located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
- Morrilton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Divide ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Divide was located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
- Roland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Plumerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Casa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Casa is also located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Palarm
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Palarm is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palarm
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 50 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 22 miles [35.4 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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Perry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Conway County
- Faulkner County
- Garland County
- Pope County
- Pulaski County
- Saline County
- Yell County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
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> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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'. |