Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.
Antioch is located in Jay County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jay County: Adams, Blackford, Delaware, Randolph, Wells, Darke (OH) & Mercer (OH).
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:
- Jay County (The home county of Antioch)
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Boundary City
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Boundary City is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary City
- Bluff Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff Point is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Point
- Collett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Collett is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
- Salamonia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Salamonia is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salamonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Portland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blaine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Blaine is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Greene
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Greene is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Antiville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Antiville is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiville
- Pony
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pony is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
- Bloomfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bloomfield is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Redkey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bryant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Geneva
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Linn Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Linn Grove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Grove
- Berne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Coppess Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Coppess Corner is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppess Corner
- Monroe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Honduras
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Honduras is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honduras
- Pleasant Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Blackford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Ridertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ridertown is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridertown
- Millgrove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Mollie ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mollie is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Montpelier
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hartford City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Shamrock Lakes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Shamrock Lakes is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Renner ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Renner is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Albany
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Desoto
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Desoto is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto
- Granville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Granville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Former name for Granville:
- Weaton
- Selma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eaton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Liberty Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Muncie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Andersonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Andersonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Cowan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Gaston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Oakville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Yorktown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Matthews
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Matthews is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Upland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Blountsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blountsville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Luray
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Luray is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Mooreland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mooreland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- New Pittsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Pittsburg is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Ridgeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 734 people
- Saratoga
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stone is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Winchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Union City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Haysville Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Haysville Corner is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville Corner
- Farmland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rural
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rural is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Parker City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Snow Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Windsor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Windsor is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Economy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Economy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Fountain City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Whitewater
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Whitewater is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Franklin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Wells County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Phenix
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Phenix is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Nottingham
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Nottingham is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Petroleum
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Petroleum is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Keystone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Keystone is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Reiffsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Reiffsburg is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffsburg
- Vera Cruz
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Vera Cruz is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Greenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Greenville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Poneto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Poneto is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poneto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Travisville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Travisville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travisville
- Bluffton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Center is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Craigville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Craigville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
- Auglaize County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Minster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- New Bremen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Darke County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Lightsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lightsville is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightsville
- Union City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Union City is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
- New Weston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rossburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- North Star
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ansonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ansonia is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,120 people
- Coletown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coletown is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coletown
- Brock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Brock is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
- Long
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Long is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
- Dawn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dawn is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawn
- Nashville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nashville is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Pikeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pikeville is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Mercer County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Fort Recovery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Macedon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Macedon is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon
- Wendelin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wendelin is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendelin
- Burkettsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wabash
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wabash is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Saint Henry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Skeels Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Skeels Crossroads is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeels Crossroads
- Scudder
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Scudder is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scudder
- Coldwater
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Montezuma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Montezuma is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Celina
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Chickasaw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Miami County (OH)
- Bloomer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomer is located in Miami County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Shelby County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Russia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fort Laramie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Van Wert County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Willshire
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Schumm
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Schumm is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schumm
- Abanaka
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Abanaka is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanaka
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 southeast)
- Hawkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Boundary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Kunce Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Liber Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jaque Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Green Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Reed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bost Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wentz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kinsey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Flower Point Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (367 more) ...
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lawndale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lawndale Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Ridgeville.
- The Lawndale Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lawn Dale Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85668 <2>
- Reitenour Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reitenour Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Reitenour Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Ridgeville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86534 <2>
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.<4>
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.
- Boundary City
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Boundary City is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary City
- Bluff Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff Point is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Point
- Collett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Collett is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
- New Pittsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Pittsburg is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Portland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Salamonia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Salamonia is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salamonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Brice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brice is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice
- Deerfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Deerfield is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Blaine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Blaine is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- New Mount Pleasant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Mount Pleasant is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mount Pleasant
- Ridgeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 734 people
- Randolph
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Randolph is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Como
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Como is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Powers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Powers is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Greene
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Greene is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
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 59 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 22 miles [35.4 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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Jay County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Blackford County
- Delaware County
- Grant County
- Henry County
- Randolph County
- Wayne County
- Wells County
- Auglaize County
- Darke County
- Mercer County
- Miami County
- Shelby County
- Van Wert County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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'. |
| <4> | 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. |