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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Christian (KY), Todd (KY), Cheatham, Dickson, Houston, Robertson & Stewart.
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:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Antioch)
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Oakridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oakridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakridge
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,303 people
- Dotsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dotsonville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotsonville
- Louise
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Louise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Liverworth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Liverworth is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverworth
- Clarksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- McAllisters Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Southside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Louise Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Louise Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,715 people
- Wingate West
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wingate West is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate West
- Estimated population in 2014: 954 people
- Swan Lake Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Swan Lake Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake Village
- Woodlawn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fredonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fredonia is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Saint Bethlehem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cheatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Henrietta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Henrietta is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Estimated population in 2014: 921 people
- Neptune
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Neptune is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Cheap Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
- Lockertsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lockertsville is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockertsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 885 people
- Pleasant View
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sycamore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sycamore is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Ashland City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland City is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
- Bearwallow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bearwallow is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Lillamay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lillamay is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillamay
- Marrowbone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Marrowbone is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Westeria ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Westeria is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westeria
- Bell Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bell Town is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Doziers ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Doziers is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doziers
- Estimated population in 2014: 543 people
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Addie ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Addie is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
- Estimated population in 2014: 650 people
- Greenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Greenville is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Morny
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Morny is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morny
- Ridgepost ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ridgepost is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgepost
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,732 people
- Dickson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Woods Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Woods Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Valley
- Dunn Chapel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dunn Chapel is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Chapel
- Slayden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Slayden is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Stayton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Stayton is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayton
- Vanleer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bellsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bellsburg is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellsburg
- White Oak Flat
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak Flat is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Flat
- Charlotte
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pond
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Dickson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Tennessee City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- White Bluff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burns
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Omega ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Erin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Brownsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Brownsville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,974 people
- Tennessee Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- McKinnon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- McEwen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Halls Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Halls Creek is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Creek
- Bethpage
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bethpage is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethpage
- Population from the 2010 Census: 288 people
- Trinity
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Estimated population in 2014: 625 people
- Robertson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Stroudville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Stroudville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudville
- Holmansville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Holmansville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmansville
- Adams
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sandy Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
- Cedar Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Flewellyn
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Flewellyn is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flewellyn
- Coopertown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Coopertown is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,612 people
- Barren Plain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Barren Plain is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barren Plain
- Crunk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Crunk is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crunk
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,406 people
- Springfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Stewart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Cumberland City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Throckmorton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- Indian Mound
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Legate
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Legate is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate
- Parker Town ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Parker Town is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Town
- Dover
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dover is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Former name for Dover:
- Monroe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <1>
- Bumpus Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Snider
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Snider is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
- Christian County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Oak Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Garrettsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Garrettsburg is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrettsburg
- Howel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Howel is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howel
- Bennettstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bennettstown is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettstown
- LaFayette
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Herndon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Herndon is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- Pembroke
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Church Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Church Hill is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Newstead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Newstead is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newstead
- Fairview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hopkinsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Logan County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Keysburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Keysburg is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysburg
- Olmstead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Olmstead is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmstead
- Todd County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Guthrie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Trenton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Anderson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Hadensville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hadensville is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadensville
- Allensville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Allensville is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 157 people
- Elkton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Trigg County (KY)
- Caledonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Caledonia is located in Trigg County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
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.
- Keesee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Norris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Yarbrough Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Baggett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Martha's Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lyle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wickham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harvey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (707 more) ...
- Brame Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sivels Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Black Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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.
- Orgains Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Orgains Crossroads is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orgains Crossroads
- Hematite
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hematite is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hematite
- Palmyra
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Louise
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Louise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Dotsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dotsonville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotsonville
- McAllisters Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Southside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Providence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Providence is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Grantville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Grantville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Peachers Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Peachers Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachers Mill
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Woods Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Woods Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Valley
- Woodlawn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Needmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Needmore is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
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 61 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 6 miles [9.7 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 turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cheatham County
- Davidson County
- Dickson County
- Houston County
- Humphreys County
- Robertson County
- Stewart County
- Christian County
- Logan County
- Todd County
- Trigg 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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'. |