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 and doctors 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 Harris County.
To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Harris County: Chambers (AL), Lee (AL), Meriwether, Muscogee, Talbot & Troup.
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:
- Harris County (The home county of Antioch)
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Mountain Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Hill is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 11,554 people
- Pine Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pine Lake is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
- Cataula
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hamilton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ellerslie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pine Mountain Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mountainbrook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mountainbrook is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,108 people
- Pine Mountain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Waverly Hall
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Shiloh
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chattahoochee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Fort Benning
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ochillee
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ochillee is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochillee
- Estimated population in 2019: 680 people
- Central Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Central Springs is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Springs
- Heineburg Village ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Heineburg Village is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heineburg Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,893 people
- Halloca ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Halloca is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halloca
- Cusseta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marion County
- Juniper
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Juniper is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper
- Meriwether County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Warm Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bullochville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bullochville is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullochville
- Harris City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harris City is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Manchester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chalybeate Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Muscogee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Fortson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Chapel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Chapel is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Chapel
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,701 people
- Glenns
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glenns is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,020 people
- Lincoln Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Hills is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Hills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 833 people
- Maridale Estates
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maridale Estates is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maridale Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 60,867 people
- Bibb City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bibb City is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bibb City
- City Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- City Village is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Village
- Columbus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hilton Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hilton Heights is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Heights
- Estimated population in 2018: 324 people
- East Edgewood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Edgewood is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Edgewood
- Estimated population in 2019: 569 people
- Midland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wynnton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wynnton is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnton
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Box Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Flint Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Flint Hill is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Belleview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Belleview is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Woodland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Geneva
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Talbotton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Troup County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Pioneer Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pioneer Village is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- West Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- North West Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- North West Point is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North West Point
- West Lake Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- West Lake Village is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Village
- LaGrange
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rockwell Estates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rockwell Estates is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell Estates
- Abbottsford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Abbottsford is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsford
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Vernon is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Mountville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sassafrass Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sassafrass Hills is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafrass Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 255 people
- Evansville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Evansville is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Louise
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Louise is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,215 people
- Chambers County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Osanippa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Osanippa is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osanippa
- River View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- River View is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eady City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eady City is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eady City
- Huguley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Huguley is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguley
- Plant City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plant City is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant City
- Lanett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cusseta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Boyds
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Boyds is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds
- Fredonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fredonia is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- LaFayette
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Evansville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Evansville is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Lee County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Blanton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Blanton is located in Lee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Smith's Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Smith's Station is located in Lee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith's Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,804 people
- Bleecker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bleecker is located in Lee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bleecker
- Salem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Prince Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Prince Crossroads is located in Lee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Crossroads
- Chewacla
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Chewacla is located in Lee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewacla
- Opelika
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Gwen Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Gwen Mill is located in Lee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwen Mill
- Beauregard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beauregard is located in Lee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Marvyn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Marvyn is located in Lee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvyn
- The Bottle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- The Bottle is located in Lee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Bottle
- Auburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Macon County (AL)
- Society Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Society Hill is located in Macon County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
- Russell County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Ladonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ladonia is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladonia
- Phenix City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fontaine Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fontaine Village is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontaine Village
- Crawford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Hugley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hugley is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugley
- Fort Mitchell
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Seale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Oswichee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Oswichee is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswichee
- Hatchechubbee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hatchechubbee is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchechubbee
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 southwest)
- Mechanicsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bingham Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Old Smyrna Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Mount Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Richardson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flint Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bethel Mission Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Biggers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Billingslea Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (334 more) ...
- Blue Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beulah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- John Calhoun Tillery Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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.
- Acton ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Acton is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Mountain Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Hill is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 11,554 people
- Mulberry Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mulberry Grove is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Grove
- Mechanicsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mechanicsville is located in Lee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Osanippa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Osanippa is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osanippa
- Beulah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Beulah is located in Lee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Fortson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bayard ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bayard is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Smith's Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Smith's Station is located in Lee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith's Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,804 people
- River View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- River View is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Whitesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Whitesville is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Salem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Cataula
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kingsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kingsboro is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsboro
- Hamilton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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 14 miles [22.5 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 like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Harris County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chattahoochee County
- Marion County
- Meriwether County
- Muscogee County
- Talbot County
- Troup County
- Chambers County
- Lee County
- Macon County
- Russell County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
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 'straight-line' (or 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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |