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Welcome to Antioch ...

Antioch is located in Lawrence County<1>.

Antioch is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Antioch: 931

Communities Also Named Antioch ...

While we believe that this Antioch is located in Lawrence County, we know of another 12 Tennessee communities named Antioch. Those communities are located in the following counties: Bedford, Davidson, DeKalb, Dickson, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Knox, Loudon, Montgomery, Tipton and Trousdale County.

Beyond Tennessee, 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), Oklahoma (2), Ontario, South Carolina (6), 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.

  • Lawrenceburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Liberty Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
    • Estimated population in 2014: 7,825 people
  • Pulaski
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • New Prospect
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • New Prospect is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
    • Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
  • Wales
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Wales is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
  • Loretto
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Olivet
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Olivet is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,350 people
  • Corning ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Corning is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,210 people
  • Gordon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Gordon is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,192 people
  • Saint Joseph
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Antioch - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.