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Introduction ...

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.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Antioch is historic, it would have been located within present day Thomas 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 Thomas County: Jefferson (FL), Leon (FL), Brooks, Colquitt, Grady & Mitchell.

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:

  • Thomas County     (The home county of Antioch)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
    • Boston
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Newark
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Newark is located in Thomas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
      • Estimated population in 2019: 783 people
    • Thomasville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Dewey City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Dewey City is located in Thomas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey City
    • Fredonia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Fredonia is located in Thomas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
    • Pavo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Coolidge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Ochlocknee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Hansell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Hansell is located in Thomas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansell
      • Estimated population in 2019: 6,534 people
    • Meigs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Brooks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
    • Dixie
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Barwick
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Quitman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Empress
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Empress is located in Brooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empress
    • Fodie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Fodie is located in Brooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fodie
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,037 people
    • Tallokas ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Tallokas is located in Brooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallokas
      • Estimated population in 2019: 171 people
    • Morven
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Barney
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • McIntyre Spring ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • McIntyre Spring is located in Brooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre Spring
      • Estimated population in 2019: 605 people
  • Colquitt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
    • Berlin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Moultrie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Riverside
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Riverside is located in Colquitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Funston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Grady County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
    • Midway
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Midway is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Woodland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodland is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
      • Estimated population in 2019: 353 people
    • Cairo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Good Hope ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Good Hope is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
      • Estimated population in 2019: 300 people
    • Spence
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Spence is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence
    • Reno
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Reno is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
      • Estimated population in 2019: 285 people
    • Whigham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Calvary
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Lowndes County
    • Shiloh
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Shiloh is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
  • Mitchell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
    • Cotton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Pelham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jefferson County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
    • Monticello
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Aucilla
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Aucilla is located in Jefferson County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucilla
    • Lloyd
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Waukeenah
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Lamont
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Thomas City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Thomas City is located in Jefferson County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas City
    • Wacissa
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Leon County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
    • Miccosukee
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Iamonia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Iamonia is located in Leon County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iamonia
    • Bradfordville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Bradfordville is located in Leon County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfordville
    • Capitola
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Capitola is located in Leon County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
    • Ocklockonee ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Ocklockonee is located in Leon County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocklockonee
  • Madison County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
    • Hamburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Hamburg is located in Madison County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
    • Greenville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Cherry Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Cherry Lake is located in Madison County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Lake

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 northwest)
  • Carr Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Glasgow Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mallette Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Barnes Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Mitchell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Moore Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Boston City Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • McKinnon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Centenary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • McMurray Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (280 more) ...
    • Summerhill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Beulah Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Newark Community Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)

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.

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.

  • Boston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Aucilla ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Aucilla is located in Thomas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucilla
  • Metcalf
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Metcalf is located in Thomas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf
  • Thomasville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Dixie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Patten
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Patten is located in Thomas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patten
  • Monticello
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Miccosukee
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Quitman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Chastain
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Chastain is located in Thomas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastain
  • Ochlocknee
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Iamonia
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Iamonia is located in Leon County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iamonia
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Aucilla
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Aucilla is located in Jefferson County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucilla
    • Lloyd
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hamburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Hamburg is located in Madison County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg

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 30 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 28 miles [45.1 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 first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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>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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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'.