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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Antioch. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Antioch to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Antioch, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Antioch (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Antioch. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Antioch is historic, it would have been located within present day Kemper County.
To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Kemper County: Sumter (AL), Lauderdale, Neshoba, Noxubee & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Antioch. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Antioch:
- Kemper County (The home county of Antioch)
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Scooba
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wahalak
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wahalak is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahalak
- De Kalb
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Electric Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Electric Mills is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric Mills
- Sucarnoochee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sucarnoochee is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sucarnoochee
- Giles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Giles is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles
- Binnsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Binnsville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnsville
- Porterville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Porterville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Lynville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lynville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynville
- Narkeeta ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Narkeeta is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narkeeta
- Spinks ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spinks is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks
- Rio
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rio is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Daleville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Daleville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Lockhart
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lockhart is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- Martin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Martin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Bailey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bailey is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Marion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Collinsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Smith
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Smith is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Russell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Russell is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Hookston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookston
- Suqualena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Suqualena is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suqualena
- Neshoba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Bogue Chitto
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
- Ocobla
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla
- House
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- House is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Tucker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Tucker is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Noxubee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Shuqualak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Cooksville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cooksville is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Hashuqua ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hashuqua is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hashuqua
- Macon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Harlan ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Harlan is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
- Mashulaville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
- Brooksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Deerbrook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Deerbrook is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
- Ravine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ravine is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Fearns Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fearns Springs is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearns Springs
- Handle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Handle is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
- Randalls Bluff ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Randalls Bluff is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalls Bluff
- Noxapater
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Greene County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- West Greene
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- West Greene is located in Greene County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greene
- Miller
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Miller is located in Greene County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Pickens County (AL)
- Memphis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Memphis is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
- Sumter County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Geiger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Geiger is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Emelle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Emelle is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emelle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Sledge ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sledge is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
- Panola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Panola is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
- Sumterville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sumterville is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumterville
- Boyd
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Boyd is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Gainesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Gainesville is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Epes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Epes is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Livingston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- York
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- York is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
- Former names for York:
- New York Station
- York Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <2>
- Cuba
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cuba is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Antioch, see our County-by-County Page for Antioch.
Cemeteries Near Antioch ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Antioch.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Antioch - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Antioch covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Antioch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Felton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Twin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cherry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Lawn Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wahalak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- DeKalb Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pinecrest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (304 more) ...
- McRae Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bethany Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Old Scooba Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Antioch in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Antioch.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Scooba
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wahalak
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wahalak is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahalak
- Sucarnoochee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sucarnoochee is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sucarnoochee
- Shuqualak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Mount Nebo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Nebo is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Giles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Giles is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles
- Gholson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gholson is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholson
- Peden ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Peden is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peden
- Porterville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Porterville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Binnsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Binnsville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnsville
- Paulette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Paulette is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulette
- Narkeeta ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Narkeeta is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narkeeta
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Preston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Preston is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Moscow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Moscow is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Enondale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Enondale is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enondale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Antioch. See our List of 1890's Communities around Antioch.
Newspapers Published in Antioch ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Antioch.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Antioch, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Antioch.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Antioch:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Kemper County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lauderdale County
- Neshoba County
- Noxubee County
- Winston County
- Greene County
- Pickens County
- Sumter County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Antioch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |