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 ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Antioch Cemetery:
34.7784, -88.9951
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Antioch Cemetery is located in Tippah County<2>.
The county seat for Tippah County is located in Ripley. Ripley lies just to the southeast of the Antioch Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Antioch Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Antioch Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Antioch Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Hopkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hopkins Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Embry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Embry Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embry Cemetery
- Marvin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Marvin Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin Cemetery
- Ripley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ripley Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley Cemetery
- The Ripley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Ripley.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #62318 <5>
- Little Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Little Hope Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hope Cemetery
- Whitten Town Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Whitten Town Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten Town Cemetery
- Palmer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery
- The Mt. Zion Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Shelby Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Shelby Creek Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby Creek Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Beech Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Beech Hill Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Hill Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Tippah Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rucker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Rucker Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Nance Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Nance Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nance Cemetery
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- Polk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Polk Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 17 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Antioch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Antioch Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Whitten Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Whitten Town is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten Town
- Ripley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gravestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gravestown is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravestown
- Falkner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lowrey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lowrey is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrey
- Blue Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Blue Mountain is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
- Tiplersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tiplersville is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiplersville
- Clarysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clarysville is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarysville
- Pine Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Ashland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dumas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dumas is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Walnut
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Canaan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Canaan is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Snow Lake Shores
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Snow Lake Shores is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Hickory Flat
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Molino
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Molino is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Myrtle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Tippah County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Antioch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- Blue Mountain
- New Albany
- Ripley
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Tippah 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 #704646 (Antioch Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #704646 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: Tippah
- Est. Elev: 165 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Falkner
- Location given for Antioch Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7784284 Lon: -88.9950637
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Tippah, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | 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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