Welcome to Antioch ...

Antioch is located in Garvin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Antioch, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Antioch is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Antioch lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Antioch ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Oklahoma communities named Antioch: This one is located in Garvin County and the other is located in Marshall County.

Beyond Oklahoma, there are 95 communities that are also named Antioch - they are located in Alabama (7), Arkansas (6), California, Florida, Georgia (9), Illinois, Indiana (4), Kansas (2), Kentucky (5), Louisiana (3), Mississippi (7), Missouri (2), Nebraska, North Carolina (6), Ohio (2), Ontario, South Carolina (6), Tennessee (13), Texas (11), Virginia (3) and West Virginia (3).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Antioch.

Communities near Antioch ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Antioch.

• Pauls Valley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls Valley
  • Pauls Valley is located in Garvin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pauls Valley <3>
• Lindsay
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay
  • Lindsay is located in Garvin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindsay <3>
• Wynnewood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnewood
  • Wynnewood is located in Garvin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wynnewood <3>
• Maysville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
  • Maysville is located in Garvin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maysville <3>
• Elmore City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmore City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore City
  • Elmore City is located in Garvin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 753 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmore City <3>
• Wayne
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
  • Wayne is located in McClain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne <3>
• Paoli
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paoli have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paoli
  • Paoli is located in Garvin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paoli <3>
• Katie
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Katie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katie
  • Katie is located in Garvin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
• Foster
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foster have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
  • Foster is located in Garvin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foster <3>
• Tatums
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tatums have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatums
  • Tatums is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tatums <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Antioch. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Antioch.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Antioch. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Antioch.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Antioch. See our Newspapers Page for Antioch.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Antioch ...

Looking for more information about Antioch? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Antioch, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Antioch.

Adding Antioch to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Antioch in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Antioch was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Antioch post office opened in 1895.

We also found Antioch on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Antioch.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Antioch. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/