Antioch, Covington County, Alabama

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Antioch, Alabama
Unincorporated community
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Antioch, Alabama
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Antioch, Alabama
Coordinates: 31°23′09″N86°22′59″W / 31.38583°N 86.38306°W / 31.38583; -86.38306
Country United States
State Alabama
County Covington
Elevation
394 ft (120 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 334
GNIS feature ID113099 [1]

Antioch, also known as Hilton, is an unincorporated community in Covington County, Alabama, United States.

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History

The community was originally called Hilton, then the name was changed to Antioch. [2] The community was likely named after the local Antioch Church, which was in turn named for the ancient city. [3] A post office operated under the name Hilton from 1882 to 1904. [4]

Demographics

According to the returns from 1850 [5] -2010 [6] for Alabama, it has never reported a population figure separately on the U.S. Census. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Antioch". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ Thomasson, Curtis (August 2015). "Adams family settled in Antioch community". Andalusia Star-News. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  3. ↑ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 8. ISBN   0-8173-0410-X.
  4. ↑ "Covington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  5. ↑ http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1850c-11.pdf, 1850 Census (places)
  6. ↑ http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-1-2.pdf, 2010 AL Census
  7. ↑ "US Census Bureau Publications - Census of Population and Housing".


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