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 Simpson County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Benevolent Society Cemetery
- The Benevolent Society Cemetery is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benevolent Society Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Benevolent Society Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northwest of Terry.
- The Benevolent Society Cemetery has also been known as:
- Society Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57944 <3>
- Bridges Cemetery
- The Bridges Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges Cemetery
- Brown Hill Cemetery
- The Brown Hill Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Hill Cemetery
- Brushy Creek Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Brushy Creek Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brushy Creek Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the south of Hopewell.
- The Brushy Creek Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brushy Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #58313 <3>
- Clear Branch Cemetery
- The Clear Branch Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch Cemetery
- County Line Cemetery
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Enoch Grove Cemetery
- The Enoch Grove Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enoch Grove Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Harrisville Cemetery
- The Harrisville Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hopewell Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Hopewell.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #60001 <3>
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Mountain Creek Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Old Ruby Cemetery
- The Old Ruby Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ruby Cemetery
- Palestine Cemetery
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
- The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Cemetery
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
- Rexford Methodist Church Cemetery
- The Rexford Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexford Methodist Church Cemetery
- The Rexford Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rexford Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #762049 <3>
- St. Paul Cemetery
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Sinai Cemetery
- The Sinai Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinai Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Terry Cemetery
- The Terry Cemetery is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Cemetery
- Wesleyanna Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill 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:
- Alonzo
- Alonzo is located in Rankin County
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- Braxton
- Braxton is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Byram
- Choctaw Village
- Choctaw Village is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Village
- Clear Branch
- Clear Branch is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Crystal Springs
- D'Lo
- D'Lo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Florence
- Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Hazlehurst
- Hopewell
- Hopewell is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- King
- King is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Midway
- Midway is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Palestine
- Palestine is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Pearl
- Pearson
- Pearson is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Richland
- Sardis
- Sardis is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Terry
- Thompsonville
- Thompsonville is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Westville
- Westville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Whites
- Whites is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
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 Simpson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Antioch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Crystal Springs
- Hazlehurst
- Jackson
- Mendenhall
- Pearl
- Terry
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Simpson 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 #708987 (Antioch Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #708987 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: Simpson
- Est. Elev: 79 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Whites
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Simpson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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 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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