A visit to the Antioch Church Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Antioch Church Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Antioch Church Cemetery (FG ID #2301344)
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Church Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Antioch Church Cemetery
Lat: 35.4826° (35° 28' 57")
Lon: -82.1206° (-82° 7' 14")
The Antioch Church Cemetery is located in Rutherford County<2>.
The county seat for Rutherford County is located in Rutherfordton. Rutherfordton lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southeast of the Antioch Church Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Antioch Church Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Antioch Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Johns MB Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mt. Nebo Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bills Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Full Gospel Revival Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Piney Knob Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hemphill Morgan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Montford Cove Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Temple of Jesus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Davistown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davistown Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davistown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Davistown Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Matthew Chapel AME Zion Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Green Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Little White Country Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pine Cove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Cove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Cove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pine Cove Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Coopers Gap Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Big Level Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gilboa Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Flack Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Old Thermal City Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lawing Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawing Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawing Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lawing Cemetery is located in McDowell County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Antioch Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Antioch Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Otter Creek ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whitehouse
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Lure
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Lure have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lure
- Lake Lure is located in Rutherford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,153 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Lure <7>
- Green Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Village of Chimney Rock Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village of Chimney Rock Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Chimney Rock Village
- Village of Chimney Rock Village is located in Rutherford County
- Estimated population in 2015: 108 people
- Chimney Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Union Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Thermal City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thermal City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermal City
- Thermal City is located in Rutherford County
- Sugar Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bat Cave
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lackey Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lackey Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey Town
- Lackey Town is located in McDowell County
- Moffitt Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Vein Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Old Fort
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Glenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Glenwood is located in McDowell County
- Providence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in McDowell County
- Bearwallow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mill Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Spring
- Mill Spring is located in Polk County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mill Spring <7>
- Rutherfordton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ruth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruth have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Ruth is located in Rutherford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Greenlee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gerton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gerton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerton
- Gerton is located in Henderson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gerton <7>
- Spindale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spindale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spindale
- Spindale is located in Rutherford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,175 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spindale <7>
- Mount Pisgah ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pisgah have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Mount Pisgah is located in Rutherford County
- Dendron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dendron have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dendron
- Dendron is located in McDowell County
- West Marion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Marion
- West Marion is located in McDowell County
- Ridgecrest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rutherford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Antioch Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Old Fort
- Rutherfordton
- Spindale
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Church Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Rutherford County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Antioch Church Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Church Cemetery:
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Rutherford County: www.rutherfordcountync.gov/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Rutherford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Antioch Church Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4826, Longitude: -82.1206 |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |