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A visit to the Antioch Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Antioch Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Antioch Cemetery (FG ID #72885)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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

Lat:   38.2512°   (38° 15' 4")

Lon:   -85.3346°   (-85° 20' 4")

The cemetery is located in Shelby County<3>.

As an estimate, the Antioch Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southwest of Simpsonville.

The county seat for Shelby County is located in Shelbyville. Shelbyville lies just to the east southeast of the Antioch Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 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.

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Antioch Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Antioch Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Simpsonville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Lincoln Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Chestnut Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Boston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
    • Boston is located in Jefferson County
  • Eastwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Finchville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Shelbyville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ballardsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Fisherville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Park Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lake
    • Park Lake is located in Oldham County
  • Crestwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crestwood have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood
    • Crestwood is located in Oldham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,111 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crestwood <7>
  • Pewee Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pewee Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pewee Valley
    • Pewee Valley is located in Oldham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,574 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pewee Valley <7>
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • O'Bannon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for O'Bannon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Bannon
      • O'Bannon is located in Jefferson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to O'Bannon
      • From the Antioch Cemetery to O'Bannon
    • Hopewell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Normandy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Normandy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
      • Normandy is located in Spencer County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Normandy
      • From the Antioch Cemetery to Normandy
    • Figgs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Buckner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Smithfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jericho
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jericho. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
      • Jericho is located in Henry County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jericho
      • From the Antioch Cemetery to Jericho
    • Middletown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
      • Middletown is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,898 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <7>
    • Woodland Hills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Hills
      • Woodland Hills is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 738 people
    • La Grange
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Eminence
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eminence have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
      • Eminence is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,566 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eminence <7>
    • Orchard Grass Hills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Grass Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Grass Hills
      • Orchard Grass Hills is located in Oldham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,786 people
    • Coldstream
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coldstream have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldstream
      • Coldstream is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,165 people
    • Worthington Hills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worthington Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington Hills
      • Worthington Hills is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,555 people
    • Fincastle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fincastle have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
      • Fincastle is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 847 people
    • Lakeland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lakeland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
      • Lakeland is located in Jefferson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lakeland
      • From the Antioch Cemetery to Lakeland
    • Anchorage
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Douglass Hills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglass Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Hills
      • Douglass Hills is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,714 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 Shelby County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Antioch Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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:

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 #486004  (Antioch Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #486004 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Ballardsville
    • County: Shelby         Elev: 244
    • Location given for GNIS #486004 (Antioch Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #72885

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Antioch Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2512, Longitude: -85.3346    
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Shelby, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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