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:
37.5926, -89.1492
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 Union County<2>.
The county seat for Union County is located in Jonesboro. Jonesboro lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southwest 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 29 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Antioch Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Antioch Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- West Liberty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The West Liberty Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty Cemetery
- Treece Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Treece Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treece Cemetery
- Baker Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Baker Family Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Family Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Old Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Makanda Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Makanda Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makanda Cemetery
- Wilkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilkins Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Lockard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Lockard Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockard Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Gentry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gentry Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentry Cemetery
- Sheppard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Sheppard Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppard Cemetery
- Zimmerman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Zimmerman Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman Cemetery
- Vancil Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Vancil Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancil Cemetery
- Kelley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Kelley Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Cemetery
- Keller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Keller Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller Cemetery
- South County Line Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hilton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hilton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Cemetery
- Lirley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Lirley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lirley Cemetery
- Saratoga Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Saratoga Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga Cemetery
- Sitter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Sitter Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitter Cemetery
- Wall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Wall Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Chitty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Chitty Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chitty Cemetery
- Chitty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Chitty Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chitty Cemetery
- Wolf Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wolf Creek Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek Cemetery
- The Wolf Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Palestine Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2275693 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Water Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Water Valley is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Makanda
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lick Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lick Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Cobden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carbondale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Alto Pass
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Anna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Goreville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pomona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jonesboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Deer Ridge is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Crainville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crainville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Buncombe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle Point Bay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Eagle Point Bay is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point Bay
- Lake Crest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lake Crest is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Crest
- Carterville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dutch Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dutch Mills is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Mills
- Dewmaine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dewmaine is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewmaine
- Cambria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Egyptian Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Egyptian Hills is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egyptian Hills
- Energy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Marion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Herrin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Colp
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Colp is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Former name for Colp:
- Colpville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colp <6>
- Blairsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Blairsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Murphysboro
(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 Union County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Antioch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Anna
- Anna lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Antioch Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Anna.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Carbondale
- Carterville
- Cobden
- Goreville
- Herrin
- Jonesboro
- Marion
- Murphysboro
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 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 Union 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 #403542 (Antioch Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #403542 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: Union
- Est. Elev: 202 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Makanda
- Location given for Antioch Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.5925503 Lon: -89.1492465
- 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 Union, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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. |