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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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 Cherokee County.
To see how the shape of South Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cherokee County: Cleveland (NC), Rutherford (NC), Spartanburg, Union & York.
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:
- Cherokee County (The home county of Antioch)
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Kings Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Blacksburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Gaffney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Gaffney is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaffney
- Gaffney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Macedonia is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Chesnee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Cabal
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cabal is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabal
- Lowrys
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lowrys is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Smith
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Smith is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Spartanburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Cowpens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pacolet Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Central Pacolet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Central Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Pacolet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Clifton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mayo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Converse
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pacolet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Glendale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Hill is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill
- White Stone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brooklyn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Camp Croft
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Croft is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Croft
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Bailey Town ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bailey Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Lockhart
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Kelly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Kelly is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Jonesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bonham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bonham is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonham
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Smyrna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Zadok ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Zadok is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadok
- Hickory Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bowling Green
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Clover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Filbert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Filbert is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
- Sharon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hopewell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hopewell is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- York
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blairsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Blairsville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Newport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Newport is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Lake Wylie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Burke County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Camp Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Camp Creek is located in Burke County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Ramsey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ramsey is located in Burke County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Catawba County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Banoak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Banoak is located in Catawba County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banoak
- Cooksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cooksville is located in Catawba County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Plateau
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Plateau is located in Catawba County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
- Cleveland County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Grover
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Elbethel ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Elbethel is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel
- Durbro ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Durbro is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
- White Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- White Plains is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Earl
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Earl is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Pleasant Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Patterson Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Patterson Springs is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Kings Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Light Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Light Oak is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Oak
- Elizabeth City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Elizabeth City is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City
- Brittain Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brittain Village is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittain Village
- Erwinsville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
- Gaston County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Bessemer City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Gastonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- South Gastonia is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gastonia
- Perry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Perry is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Tryon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tryon is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
- Cherryville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dellview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dellview is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellview
- Population from the 2010 Census: 13 people
- Gastonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Begonia ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Begonia is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Begonia
- Dallas
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ranlo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ranlo is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,708 people
- Smyre
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Smyre is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyre
- Lowell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Crouse
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
- North Brook ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- North Brook is located in Lincoln County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brook
- Hulls Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
- Lincolnton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Station
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Station is located in Lincoln County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
- Boger City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Boger City is located in Lincoln County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boger City
- Vale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Henry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Laurel Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Laurel Hill is located in Lincoln County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Machpelah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Machpelah is located in Lincoln County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
- Lowesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lowesville is located in Lincoln County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
- Mecklenburg County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Dixie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dixie is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Paw Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Creek
- Dalton Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dalton Village is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Village
- Pinecrest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pinecrest is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Yorkmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Yorkmont is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkmont
- Rutherford County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Six Points
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Six Points is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Henrietta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Henrietta is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Caroleen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Caroleen is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroleen
- Ellenboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Concord
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Hollis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hollis is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Harris
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Harris is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Sandy Mush
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sandy Mush is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Mush
- Alexander Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Alexander Mills is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Mills
- Bostic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Forest City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Holly Springs is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
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.
- Stewart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Howser Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Antioch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Deal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Clingham Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Etters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Camp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ellis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grover Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Grover Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Grover (NC).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47568 <2>
- Continue List (353 more) ...
- Long Branch First Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dye Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Goode Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
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.<3>
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.
- Grover
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Elbethel ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Elbethel is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel
- Blacksburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Durbro ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Durbro is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
- Earl
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Earl is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Smyrna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bethany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bethany is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Kings Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Zadok ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Zadok is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadok
- Erwinsville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
- Hickory Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Shelby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shelby is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,145 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <1>
- Fancy ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fancy is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy
- Sharon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
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 39 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 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. 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 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 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 South Carolina
- Pages specific to Cherokee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chester County
- Spartanburg County
- Union County
- York County
- Burke County
- Catawba County
- Cleveland County
- Gaston County
- Lincoln County
- Mecklenburg County
- Rutherford County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South Carolina
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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Antioch) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |