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Welcome to Antioch ...

Antioch is located in Clark County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Antioch, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.

Antioch is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Antioch: 660

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
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Keokuk is located in Lee County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keokuk
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,090 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keokuk <3>
  • Hamilton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Hamilton is located in Hancock County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,673 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <3>
  • Canton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Kahoka
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Warsaw
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Warsaw is located in Hancock County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <3>
  • La Belle
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Lewistown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Wayland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Wayland is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
  • Wyaconda
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Wyaconda is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyaconda
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
  • Alexandria
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)

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 (so far) for Antioch was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Antioch post office opened in 1883. The Antioch post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Antioch.

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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Antioch - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/