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Welcome to Antonia ...

Antonia is located in Jefferson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Antonia, you might consider that their post office opened in 1874.

Antonia is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Antonia: 636

Communities Also Named Antonia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Antonia - they are located in Louisiana 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.

  • Wildwood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Ballwin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Ballwin is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballwin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,094 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballwin <3>
  • Kirkwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Kirkwood is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,866 people
  • Webster Groves
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Webster Groves is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Groves
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,896 people
  • Arnold
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Arnold is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,145 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <3>
  • Manchester
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Festus
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Festus is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Festus
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,114 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Festus <3>
  • Crestwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Crestwood is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,833 people
  • Eureka
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Eureka is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,323 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <3>
  • Town and Country
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Town and Country is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town and Country
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,140 people

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

From that list, the Antonia post office opened in 1874. The Antonia post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Antonia.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Antonia - 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/