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 doctors and 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 Bedford County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bedford County: Coffee, Lincoln, Marshall, Moore & Rutherford.
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:
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Lavinia
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Whitthorne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Whitthorne is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitthorne
- Cedar Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Atwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Atwood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
- Trezevant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- McLemoresville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- McLemoresville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLemoresville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Wingo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wingo is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingo
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Deanburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Deanburg is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,395 people
- Mifflin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mifflin is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Henderson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crockett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Gadsden
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Gadsden is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Fruitvale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fruitvale is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
- Bells
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alamo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Crockett Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crockett Mills is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Mills
- Johnsons Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Johnsons Grove is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Grove
- Maury Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maury Junction is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury Junction
- Estimated population in 2014: 679 people
- Maury City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Maury City is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Elizabeth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elizabeth is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,271 people
- Friendship
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Chestnut Bluff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Bluff is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Bluff
- Dyer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Tigrett
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Tigrett is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigrett
- Tatumville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tatumville is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumville
- Bruceville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bruceville is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,453 people
- Bishop
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bishop is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Churchton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Churchton is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchton
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,752 people
- Fowlkes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fowlkes is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlkes
- Newbern
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dyersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Unionville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Unionville is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Middle City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Middle City is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle City
- Trimble
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Trimble is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
- Gibson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Humboldt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gibson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gibson is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Medina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Brazil
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brazil is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
- Goat City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Goat City is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat City
- Trenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sitka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sitka is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Graball
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Graball is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Population from the 2010 Census: 236 people
- Concord
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Milan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Union Central
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Union Central is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Central
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,574 people
- Ledbetter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ledbetter is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledbetter
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,427 people
- Whitway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whitway is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitway
- Hardeman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Teague
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Teague is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,181 people
- Vildo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Vildo is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vildo
- Toone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Toone is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
- Haywood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Owl City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Owl City is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl City
- Wellwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wellwood is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellwood
- Allens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Allens is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens
- Bradford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,017 people
- Willow Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Grove is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Woodland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Brownsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Toulon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Toulon is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
- Hillville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hillville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillville
- Nutbush
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Nutbush is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
- Woodville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Woodville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Ko Ko
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ko Ko is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ko Ko
- Eurekaton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eurekaton is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eurekaton
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- McHaney ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- McHaney is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHaney
- White Fern
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- White Fern is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fern
- Atkins ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Atkins is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,664 people
- Huron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Huron is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Union Cross
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Union Cross is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cross
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,666 people
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Gates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Gates is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
- Halls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Flippin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Flippin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flippin
- Durhamville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Durhamville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durhamville
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Windy City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Windy City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy City
- Three Way
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Three Way is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Way
- Providence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Providence is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Oakfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakfield is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
- Huntersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Huntersville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Jackson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrence is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,498 people
- Spring Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Denmark
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Malesus
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Malesus is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malesus
- Claybrook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Claybrook is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybrook
- Mercer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mercer is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Medon
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Obion County
- Kenton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Kenton is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
- Weakley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Greenfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pillowville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pillowville is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillowville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,625 people
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.
- Roseman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Boikin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Collinsworth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Raines Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mason Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Young Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nesbitt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Marlow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cox's Chapel Church of Christ Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (415 more) ...
- Harris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gregory Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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.
- Gadsden
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Gadsden is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Humboldt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gibson Wells
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson Wells is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Wells
- Fruitland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fruitland is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Bells
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alamo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Carroll
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Gibson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gibson is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Providence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Providence is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Medina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Brazil
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brazil is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
- Cairo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cairo is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Oakfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakfield is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
- Jones
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jones is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- West
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- West is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
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 84 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 23 miles [37 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 first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Tennessee
- Pages specific to Bedford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Chester County
- Crockett County
- Dyer County
- Gibson County
- Hardeman County
- Haywood County
- Henderson County
- Lauderdale County
- Madison County
- Obion County
- Weakley County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
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 'straight-line' (or 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'. |