A visit to the Antioch Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Antioch Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Antioch Cemetery:
38.4403, -88.9026
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Antioch Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon lies just to the south of the Antioch Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Antioch Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Antioch Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Antioch Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Hickey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hickey Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickey Cemetery
- Zion Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Zion Grove Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Grove Cemetery
- Gilead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jennings Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Jennings Farm Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Farm Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Chapel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Dix.
- The Union Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Chapel UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1967474 <5>
- Panther Fork Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Panther Fork Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Fork Cemetery
- Old Panther Fork Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Romine Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Convenanter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Convenanter Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Convenanter Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Convenanter Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the east of Centralia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107318 <5>
- Old Covenanter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Boyd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- East Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The East Salem Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Salem Cemetery
- Old Donoho Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Byars Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Byars Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byars Cemetery
- Purdue Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Purdue Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdue Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Antioch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Antioch Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Texico
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dix
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Kell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Idlewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Idlewood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewood
- Cartter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cartter is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartter
- Jefferson City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Mount Vernon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Summersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Summersville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Pigeon ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pigeon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Walnut Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hickory Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Union Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Union Town is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Town
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Woodlawn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marlow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marlow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Shields
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Shields is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
- Roaches
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roaches is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaches
- Marcoe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Marcoe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcoe
- Bluford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Markham City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Markham City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham City
- Bannister
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bannister is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannister
- Salem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Opdyke
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Iuka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wamac
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wamac is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
- Baldwin Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Baldwin Heights is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Heights
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Antioch Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Antioch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Iuka
- Iuka lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Antioch Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Iuka.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Mount Vernon
- Salem
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Antioch Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Jefferson County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Antioch Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1815665 (Antioch Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1815665 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 165 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kell
- Location given for Antioch Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.4403267 Lon: -88.9025624
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |