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:
38.2675, -88.2339
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 Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Fairfield. Fairfield lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest 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 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Antioch Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Antioch Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Simpson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Barah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Barah Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barah Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Gardner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Gardner Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Cemetery
- West Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The West Antioch Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Antioch Cemetery
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethel Cemetery
- Puckett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Puckett Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett Cemetery
- Gifford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Gifford Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gifford Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Winland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Winland Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winland Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Gash Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Gash Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gash Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gash Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Fairfield.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105795 <5>
- Day Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Day Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
- Atteberry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Atteberry Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atteberry Cemetery
- Shrewsbury Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Shrewsbury Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury Cemetery
- Scottsville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Centerville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Centerville Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Kincheloe Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Kincheloe Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincheloe Cemetery
- Ralls Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Ralls Family Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralls Family Cemetery
- Birk Prairie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Birk Prairie Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birk Prairie Cemetery
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:
- Burnt Prairie
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mill Shoals
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Golden Gate
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ellery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Barnhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Springerton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bungay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bungay is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bungay
- Crossville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Enfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carmi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Calvin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Calvin is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Grayville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Albion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Red Top
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Red Top is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Top
- Boyleston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Boyleston is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Jefferson City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Phillipstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Phillipstown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Browns
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jeffersonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jeffersonville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
- Geff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stokes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Stokes is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Griffin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Griffin is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Bone Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Erie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sims
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Belle Prairie City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Belle Prairie City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Prairie City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
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 Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Antioch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albion
- Carmi
- Carmi lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Antioch Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Carmi.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmi
- Crossville
- Enfield
- Fairfield
- Grayville
- Jeffersonville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Wayne 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 #1953048 (Antioch Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1953048 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 152 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Golden Gate
- Location given for Antioch Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.2675473 Lon: -88.2339308
- 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 Wayne, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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. |