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 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 Smith County.
To see how the shape of Texas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Smith County: Cherokee, Gregg, Henderson, Upshur, Van Zandt & Wood.
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:
- Smith County (The home county of Antioch)
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Whitehouse
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gresham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gresham is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Flint
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lee Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lee Spring is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Spring
- New Chapel Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Chapel Hill is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
- Noonday
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Noonday is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
- Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
- Omen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Omen is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omen
- Teaselville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Teaselville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaselville
- Sinclair City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sinclair City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair City
- Tyler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Arp
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dogwood City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dogwood City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood City
- Wright City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wright City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Frankston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Todd City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Todd City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd City
- Fosterville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fosterville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
- Pert
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pert is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pert
- Brushy Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brushy Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Neches
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elmwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elmwood is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Elmtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elmtown is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmtown
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Bullard
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mixon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mixon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon
- Troup
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Selman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Selman is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Selman
- Larissa ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Larissa is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa
- Gould
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gould is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Blackjack
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blackjack is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
- Cherokee Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee Landing is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Landing
- Henrys Chapel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Henrys Chapel is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Chapel
- Cuney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Reese
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Reese is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
- Griffin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Griffin is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Jacksonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Gregg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Liberty City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Kilgore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Danville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Danville is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Gladewater
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fredonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fredonia is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Rolling Meadows
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Chandler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Berryville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Berryville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
- Coffee City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Coffee City is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Moore Station
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Moore Station is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Poynor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brownsboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Leagueville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Leagueville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leagueville
- LaRue
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Murchison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rusk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Overton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Selman City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Turnertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Turnertown is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnertown
- New London
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Price
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Big Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Big Springs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Friars
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Friars is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars
- Joinerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sexton City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sexton City is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton City
- Jacobs
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jacobs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
- Laird Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pirtle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pirtle is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirtle
- New Salem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Salem is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Big Sandy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wilkins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkins is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
- Van Zandt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antioch, with the one closest to Antioch listed first.
- Edom
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ben Wheeler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wood County
- Hawkins
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
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.
- Antioch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Crow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Whitehouse Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery (African-American)
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- The Thompson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Thompson Family Cemetery
- Ray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Barron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron Cemetery
- The Barron Cemetery has also been known as:
- Barron / Shackleford Cemetery
- New Bethel Cemetery (African-American)
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rather Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (278 more) ...
- New Hope (Southwest) Cemetery (African-American)
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Canaan Cemetery (African-American)
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Meador Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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.<4>
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.
- Bullard
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Flint
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mixon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mixon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon
- Troup
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Selman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Selman is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Selman
- Omen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Omen is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omen
- Tyler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Larissa ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Larissa is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa
- Berryville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Berryville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
- Chandler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Griffin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Griffin is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Jacksonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Browning
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Browning is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Swan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Swan is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
- Overton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
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 96 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 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. 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 websites either 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 Texas
- Pages specific to Smith County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Cherokee County
- Gregg County
- Henderson County
- Rusk County
- Upshur County
- Van Zandt County
- Wood County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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'. |
| <4> | 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. |