Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
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 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.
Antioch is located in Madison County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Madison County: Champaign, Clark, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Pickaway & Union.
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:
- Madison County (The home county of Antioch)
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Mount Sterling
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chrisman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chrisman is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
- Range
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Range is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- Midway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jefferson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- West Jefferson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- West Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
- London
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gillivan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gillivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillivan
- Summerford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Summerford is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerford
- Choctaw Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Choctaw Lake is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Lake
- Deer Creek Village ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Creek Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Village
- Plumwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Plumwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumwood
- South Solon
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- South Solon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Solon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Mechanicsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mutual
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mutual is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Powhattan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Powhattan is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- South Charleston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lisbon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lisbon is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- South Vienna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cortsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cortsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortsville
- Catawba
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Catawba is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- New Moorefield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Moorefield is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moorefield
- Kenwood Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kenwood Heights is located in Clark County
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- Shawnee Acres
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Shawnee Acres is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Acres
- Villa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Villa is located in Clark County
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- Green Hedges
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Green Hedges is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hedges
- Greenlawn Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greenlawn Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Village
- Oakwood Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Village
- Springfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Sabina
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Memphis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Memphis is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Powell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Shawnee Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hills Grove ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hills Grove is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Grove
- Rathbone ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rathbone is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbone
- Scioto Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Scioto Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Village
- White Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Lithopolis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cedar Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cedar Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Stoutsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jefferson is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Pickerington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Amanda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Carroll
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Cook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cook is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Cook has also been known as:
- Cook Station
- Yatesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yatesville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Bloomingburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hagler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hagler is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Jeffersonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Washington Court House
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Washington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Washington is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Milledgeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Milledgeville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Octa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Octa is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Harrisburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Darbydale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Darbydale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbydale
- Darby Park ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Darby Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby Park
- Pleasant Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Corners
- Ridpath ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ridpath is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridpath
- Galloway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grove City Country Club
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grove City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Borrors Corners ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Borrors Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borrors Corners
- Zuber ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Zuber is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuber
- Alton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Alton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Lake Darby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lake Darby is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Darby
- Urbancrest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Urbancrest is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbancrest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Grape Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Grape Grove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Grove
- Jamestown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bowersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bowersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Cedarville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Shawnee Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Shawnee Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Hills
- Clifton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- New Jasper
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- New Jasper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jasper
- Highland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Greenfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- East Monroe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Monroe is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monroe
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Orient
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Matville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Matville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matville
- Darbyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Darbyville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Commercial Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Grange Hall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grange Hall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Hall
- Pherson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pherson is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pherson
- New Holland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- South Bloomfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- South Bloomfield is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
- Williamsport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Duvall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Duvall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Fox
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fox is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Ashville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Saint Paul
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Saint Paul is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Clarksburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Clarksburg is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Austin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Austin is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Yellowbud
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Yellowbud is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowbud
- Frankfort
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Roxabell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Roxabell is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxabell
- Andersonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Andersonville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Kingston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Musselman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Musselman is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musselman
- Lattaville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lattaville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattaville
- Lattaville has also been known as:
- Lattas
- South Salem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Unionville Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Unionville Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- New California
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- New California is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
- Jerome
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jerome is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Milford Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
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.
- Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Cemetery
- The Pleasant Cemetery has also been known as:
- Alkire Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dennison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Alkire Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fitzgerald Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Big Plain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bostwick - Loofbourrow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Timmons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Johnston - McClimans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Baldwin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (475 more) ...
- Cook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Orient Feeble Minded Institute Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<2>
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.
- Kiousville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kiousville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiousville
- Nioga ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nioga is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nioga
- Mount Sterling
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Derby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Derby is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Big Plain
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Big Plain is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Plain
- Chenoweth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chenoweth is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenoweth
- Cook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cook is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Cook has also been known as:
- Cook Station
- Orient
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Five Points
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Range
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Range is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- Madison Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Madison Mills is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lilly Chapel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lilly Chapel is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Chapel
- Pancoastburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pancoastburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pancoastburg
- Darbyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Darbyville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
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 327 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 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. 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 first visit 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 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 Ohio
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Clinton County
- Delaware County
- Fairfield County
- Fayette County
- Franklin County
- Greene County
- Highland County
- Pickaway County
- Ross County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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'. |