Welcome to Antonia ...

Antonia is located in Grant Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Antonia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

Antonia is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Antonia lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Antonia: (318)

Communities Also Named Antonia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Antonia - they are located in Missouri and North Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Antonia.

Communities near Antonia ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Antonia.

• Alexandria
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
  • Alexandria is located in Rapides Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <3>
• Pineville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
  • Pineville is located in Rapides Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pineville <3>
• Ball
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ball have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball
  • Ball is located in Rapides Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ball <3>
• Jena
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jena have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
  • Jena is located in La Salle Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jena <3>
• Colfax
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
  • Colfax is located in Grant Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,431 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <3>
• Boyce
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyce have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
  • Boyce is located in Rapides Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyce <3>
• Dry Prong
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Prong have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Prong
  • Dry Prong is located in Grant Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dry Prong <3>
• Tullos
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tullos
  • Tullos is located in La Salle Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tullos <3>
• Georgetown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Grant Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <3>
• Creola
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creola have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
  • Creola is located in Grant Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
  • Creola has also been known as:
  • Creola village

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Antonia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Antonia.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Antonia. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Antonia.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Antonia. See our Newspapers Page for Antonia.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Antonia ...

Looking for more information about Antonia? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Antonia, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Antonia.

Adding Antonia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Antonia in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Antonia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Antonia post office opened in 1904.

We also found Antonia on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Louisiana (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Antonia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Antonia. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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