A visit to the Antioch Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Antioch Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Antioch Cemetery
Lat: 31.6404° (31° 38' 25")
Lon: -96.2861° (-96° 17' 9")
The Antioch Cemetery is located in Freestone County<2>.
The county seat for Freestone County is located in Fairfield. Fairfield lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Antioch Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Antioch Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Antioch Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hopewell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Freestone County
- Greenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Freestone County
- Kendrick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kendrick Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kendrick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Kendrick Cemetery is located in Freestone County
- Driver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Driver Cemetery
- The Driver Cemetery is located in Freestone County
- Oak Island Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Island Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Island Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Oak Island Cemetery is located in Freestone County
- Grove Island Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grove Island Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grove Island Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Grove Island Cemetery is located in Freestone County
- George Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the George Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the George Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The George Cemetery is located in Freestone County
- Shanks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shanks Cemetery
- The Shanks Cemetery is located in Freestone County
- Philpott Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Philpott Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Philpott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Philpott Cemetery is located in Freestone County
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Freestone County
- New Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Freestone County
- Sessions Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sessions Cemetery
- The Sessions Cemetery is located in Freestone County
- The Sessions Cemetery has also been known as:
- Session Cemetery
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- Post Oak Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Post Oak Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Post Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Post Oak Cemetery is located in Freestone County
- Fairfield Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairfield Cemetery
- The Fairfield Cemetery is located in Freestone County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairfield Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Fairfield.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #381450 <5>
- Woodland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodland Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Freestone County
- Spillers Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spillers Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spillers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Spillers Cemetery is located in Freestone County
- Bethel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Oakes Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakes Cemetery
- The Oakes Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- The Oakes Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oaks Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Freestone County
- Webb - Branch Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webb - Branch Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webb - Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Webb - Branch Cemetery is located in Freestone County
- Lindley Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lindley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lindley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lindley Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Mexia City Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mexia City Cemetery
- The Mexia City Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mexia City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Mexia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1979262 <5>
- Plummers Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plummers Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plummers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Plummers Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Holt Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holt Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Holt Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4320 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Antioch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Antioch Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Teague
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teague have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
- Teague is located in Freestone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teague <6>
- Cotton Gin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Freestone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
- Freestone is located in Freestone County
- Fallon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallon
- Fallon is located in Limestone County
- Personville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Personville
- Personville is located in Limestone County
- Kirvin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dew
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dew
- Dew is located in Freestone County
- Fairfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lost Prairie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Prairie
- Lost Prairie is located in Limestone County
- Donie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mexia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Farrar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
- Farrar is located in Limestone County
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Lanely
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lanely. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanely
- Lanely is located in Freestone County
- Stewards Mill ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stewards Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewards Mill
- Stewards Mill is located in Freestone County
- Turlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlington
- Turlington is located in Freestone County
- Wortham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wortham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham
- Wortham is located in Freestone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,007 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wortham <6>
- Groesbeck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tehuacana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Streetman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Buffalo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Antioch Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Freestone County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Antioch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cotton Gin
- Groesbeck
- Jewett
- Mexia
- Mexia lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Antioch Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mexia.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexia
- Streetman
- Tehuacana
- Wortham
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Antioch Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Freestone County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Antioch Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1351188 (Antioch Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1351188 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Teague North
- County: Freestone Elev: 147
- Location given for GNIS #1351188 (Antioch Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Freestone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Antioch Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6404, Longitude: -96.2861 In this case, the coordinates for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |