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. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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 ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Antioch Cemetery:
39.0106, -81.4551
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Antioch Cemetery is located in Wirt County<2>.
The county seat for Wirt County is located in Elizabeth. Elizabeth lies just to the northeast of the Antioch Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Antioch Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Antioch Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Antioch Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sheppard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Sheppard Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppard Cemetery
- Ott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Ott Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Mayberry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mayberry Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry Cemetery
- New Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The New Home Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home Cemetery
- Bethesda Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethesda Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethesda Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Palestine.
- The Bethesda Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethesda Church Cemetery
- Palestine Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2327950 <5>
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Prosperity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Prosperity Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity Cemetery
- Buffalo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Buffalo Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Cemetery
- Deem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Deem Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deem Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
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- Gant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Gant Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gant Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gant Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Elizabeth.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78443 <5>
- Gaites Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Gaites Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaites Cemetery
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Center Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cranesnest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Cranesnest Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranesnest Cemetery
- Two Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Two Run Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Run Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Two Ripple Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beauchamp - Newman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grandview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Grandview Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Palestine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Peewee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Elizabeth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Windy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Lucile
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Garfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Garfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Reedy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Reedy is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Burning Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Liverpool
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Liverpool is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Newark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Newark is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Slate
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Slate is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
- Greencastle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Leachtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Leachtown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown
- Beatysville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Beatysville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatysville
- Medina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Medina is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Creston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Creston is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Odaville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Odaville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odaville
- Meadowdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Mineral Acres
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
- Millard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Millard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Freeport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Browning ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Browning is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Mineral Wells
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cisco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cisco is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Willowdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Willowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
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 Wirt County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Antioch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 professional and volunteer websites 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 West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Wirt County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
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 #1678741 (Antioch Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1678741 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Wirt
- Est. Elev: 233 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Elizabeth
- Location given for Antioch Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.0106363 Lon: -81.4551213
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 West Virginia's counties, including Wirt, 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' (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 Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <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. |
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