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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 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 Rabun County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Rabun County: Habersham, Towns, Clay (NC), Jackson (NC), Macon (NC) & Oconee (SC).

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:

  • Rabun County     (The home county of Antioch)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
    • Clayton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Mountain City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain City
      • Mountain City is located in Rabun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,113 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain City <1>
    • Sky Valley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sky Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Valley
      • Sky Valley is located in Rabun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sky Valley <1>
    • Dillard
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Tiger
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Wiley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
      • Wiley is located in Rabun County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wiley <1>
    • Germany
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Germany. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germany
      • Germany is located in Rabun County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Germany
      • From Antioch to Germany
    • Lakemont
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Tallulah Falls
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallulah Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallulah Falls
      • Tallulah Falls is located in Rabun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tallulah Falls <1>
  • Franklin County
    • Gumlog
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gumlog have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumlog
      • Gumlog is located in Franklin County
  • Habersham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
    • Tugaloo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tugaloo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tugaloo
      • Tugaloo is located in Habersham County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tugaloo
      • From Antioch to Tugaloo
    • Turnerville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turnerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnerville
      • Turnerville is located in Habersham County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turnerville <1>
    • Clarkesville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Hills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
      • Hills is located in Habersham County
    • Mauldins ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mauldins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauldins
      • Mauldins is located in Habersham County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 225 people
    • Demorest
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Airy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Cornelia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Baldwin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Stephens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
    • Jarrett
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jarrett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
      • Jarrett is located in Stephens County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,974 people
    • Toccoa Falls
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toccoa Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccoa Falls
      • Toccoa Falls is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toccoa Falls <1>
    • Toccoa
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Carnes Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carnes Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes Creek
      • Carnes Creek is located in Stephens County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 601 people
    • Eastanollee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Avalon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avalon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
      • Avalon is located in Stephens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
    • Martin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Towns County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
    • Tate City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tate City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate City
      • Tate City is located in Towns County
    • Hiawassee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Hunt ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hunt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
      • Hunt is located in Towns County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hunt
      • From Antioch to Hunt
  • White County
  • Clay County (NC)
    • Elf
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elf. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elf
      • Elf is located in Clay County (NC)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elf
      • From Antioch to Elf
  • Jackson County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
    • Highlands
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Cashiers
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Erastus
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Erastus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erastus
      • Erastus is located in Jackson County (NC)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Erastus
      • From Antioch to Erastus
    • Glenville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
      • Glenville is located in Jackson County (NC)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenville <1>
    • Forest Hills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Tuckasegee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuckasegee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckasegee
      • Tuckasegee is located in Jackson County (NC)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuckasegee <1>
    • Cullowhee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • East Laport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Laport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laport
      • East Laport is located in Jackson County (NC)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to East Laport
      • From Antioch to East Laport
    • Argura
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Greens Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Macon County (NC)
  • Transylvania County (NC)
  • Oconee County (SC)
  • Pickens County (SC)

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.

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.

  • Antioch UMC Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Green Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Speed Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Speed Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Speed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dotson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dotson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dotson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chechero Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hamby Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamby Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Duncan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duncan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duncan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Godfrey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Godfrey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Godfrey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hale Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hale Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hale Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hale Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McCurry Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCurry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCurry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (319 more) ...

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.<4>

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.

  • Clayton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Whetstone
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whetstone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
    • Whetstone is located in Oconee County (SC)
  • Pine Mountain
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
    • Pine Mountain is located in Rabun County
  • Tiger
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Longcreek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Mountain Rest
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Scaly Mountain
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Battle Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Tallulah Falls
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallulah Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallulah Falls
    • Tallulah Falls is located in Rabun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tallulah Falls <1>
  • Otto
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Highlands
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Persimmon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Persimmon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persimmon
    • Persimmon is located in Rabun County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Blalock
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blalock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blalock
      • Blalock is located in Rabun County
    • Tugaloo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tugaloo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tugaloo
      • Tugaloo is located in Habersham County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tugaloo
      • From Antioch to Tugaloo
    • Turnerville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turnerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnerville
      • Turnerville is located in Habersham County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turnerville <1>

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 23 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 20 miles [32.2 km]<5>. 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:

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 Georgia: https://georgia.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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 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: 34.8912, Longitude: -83.2990    









 

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