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Welcome to Antioch ...

Antioch is located in Clark County<1>.

The location of Antioch has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Antioch, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Antioch is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Antioch lies within the (660) area code.

Communities Also Named Antioch ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Antioch: This one is located in Clark County and the other is located in Clay County.

Beyond Missouri, there are 95 communities that are also named Antioch - they are located in Alabama (7), Arkansas (6), California, Florida, Georgia (9), Illinois, Indiana (4), Kansas (2), Kentucky (5), Louisiana (3), Mississippi (7), Nebraska, North Carolina (6), Ohio (2), Oklahoma (2), Ontario, South Carolina (6), Tennessee (13), Texas (11), Virginia (3) and West Virginia (3).

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

Communities near Antioch ...

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

  • Keokuk
  • Hamilton
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
    • Hamilton lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<4> to the east of Antioch.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,673 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Hamilton
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton<5>
  • Canton
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Canton lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<4> to the southeast of Antioch.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,314 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Canton
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton<5>
  • Kahoka
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kahoka
    • Kahoka lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<4> to the north of Antioch.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,031 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kahoka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Kahoka
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kahoka<5>
  • Warsaw
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
    • Warsaw lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<4> to the east of Antioch.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warsaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Warsaw
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw<5>
  • La Belle
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Belle
    • La Belle lies 18 miles [29 km]<4> to the southwest of Antioch.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Belle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on La Belle
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Belle<5>
  • Lewistown
  • Wayland
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
    • Wayland lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<4> to the northeast of Antioch.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Wayland
  • Wyaconda
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyaconda
    • Wyaconda lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<4> to the west of Antioch.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Wyaconda
  • Alexandria

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 Antioch. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Antioch.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Antioch. 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 Antioch.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Antioch ...

Looking for more information about Antioch? 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 Antioch, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Antioch.

Adding Antioch to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Antioch 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 Antioch was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Antioch on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Antioch.

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Clark, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Antioch - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Antioch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3248, Longitude: -91.6932       In this case, the coordinates for Antioch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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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