A visit to the Antioch Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Antioch Cemetery ...
The Antioch Cemetery is located in Rankin County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Burnham Cemetery
- The Burnham Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Crossroads Cemetery
- The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
- James Cemetery
- The James Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Johns Cemetery
- The Johns Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Mountain Ridge Cemetery
- The Mountain Ridge Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Ridge Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mountain Ridge Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the east of Brandon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #61280 <3>
- New Prospect Cemetery
- The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Rankin County
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- Oak Grove Church of God Cemetery
- Old Mt. Zion Cemetery
- The Old Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Rankin County
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- Old Polkville Cemetery
- The Old Polkville Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Polkville Cemetery
- The Old Polkville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Polkville Cemetery
- Old Stubbs Cemetery
- The Old Stubbs Cemetery is located in Smith County
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- Polkville First Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Polkville First Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville First Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Polkville First Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beulah Cemetery
- Polkville Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #62116 <3>
- Polkville Pentecostal Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Puckett Cemetery
- Rock Bluff Cemetery
- The Rock Bluff Cemetery is located in Smith County
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- Salem Cemetery
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Rankin County
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- Shiloh Cemetery
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Rankin County
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- Silverena Cemetery
- The Silverena Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverena Cemetery
- Thornhill Cemetery
- The Thornhill Cemetery is located in Rankin County
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- Union Cemetery
- The Union Cemetery is located in Rankin County
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- Walters Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Antioch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Branch
- Branch is located in Scott County
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- Brandon
- Braxton
- Braxton is located in Simpson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Burns
- Burns is located in Smith County
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- Cato
- Cato is located in Rankin County
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- Cooperville
- Cooperville is located in Scott County
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- D'Lo
- D'Lo is located in Simpson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Daniel
- Daniel is located in Smith County
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- Fannin
- Fannin is located in Rankin County
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- Galilee
- Galilee is located in Rankin County
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- Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Rankin County
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- Hunter Town
- Hunter Town is located in Scott County
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- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Kalem
- Kalem is located in Scott County
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- Mendenhall
- Morton
- Pearl
- Pelahatchie
- Polkville
- Polkville is located in Smith County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
- Puckett
- Puckett is located in Rankin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Raleigh
- Raworth
- Raworth is located in Scott County
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- Sanatorium
- Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
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- Trenton
- Trenton is located in Smith County
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For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Antioch Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rankin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Antioch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brandon
- Mendenhall
- Morton
- Pearl
- Pelahatchie
- Raleigh
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Antioch Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Rankin County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Antioch Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #708986 (Antioch Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #708986 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Rankin
- Est. Elev: 138 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Johns
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Rankin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Antioch Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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. |
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