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:
37.2839, -88.5884
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 Pope County<2>.
The county seat for Pope County is located in Golconda. Golconda lies just to the northeast 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 26 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.
- Independence Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Temple Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Temple Hill Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hill Cemetery
- The Temple Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cole Springs Cemetery
- Bradford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Bradford Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Cemetery
- Canaan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Canaan Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Roper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Roper Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper Cemetery
- Hemphill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hemphill Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill Cemetery
- Foreman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Foreman Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreman Cemetery
- Sassafras Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Sassafras Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Wilkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Wilkins Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins Cemetery
- Golightly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Golightly Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golightly Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sycamore Plain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Baker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Hodge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Armstrong Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
- Westerman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Westerman Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerman Cemetery
- Barrett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Barrett Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett Cemetery
- Hodge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hodge Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge Cemetery
- Azotus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Azotus Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azotus Cemetery
- Roe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Roe Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe Cemetery
- Gregory Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gregory Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Cemetery
- Compton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Compton Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton Cemetery
- Fields Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Fields Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Bay City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bay City is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Golconda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dixon Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dixon Springs is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Big Bay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Big Bay is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bay
- Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rock is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Reevesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Reevesville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reevesville
- New Columbia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Columbia is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbia
- Metropolis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brookport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Unionville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Unionville is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Hampton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hampton is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Grantsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Massac City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Massac City is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac City
- Glendale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Glendale is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Burna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Burna is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burna
- Paducah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hamletsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shetlerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shetlerville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shetlerville
- Wartrace
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wartrace is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartrace
- Smithland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carrsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carrsville is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Eddyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Joppa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lola is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola
- Mineral City ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral City is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Lusk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lusk is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lusk
- Simpson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Pope County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Antioch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brookport
- Carrsville
- Golconda
- Joppa
- Joppa lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Antioch Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Joppa.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Metropolis
- Paducah
- Smithland
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 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 Pope 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 #1820630 (Antioch Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1820630 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: Pope
- Est. Elev: 166 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brownfield
- Location given for Antioch Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2839427 Lon: -88.5883804
- 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 Pope, 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 obstructions 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. |
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