Antioch, Covington County, Alabama Explained

Official Name:Antioch, Alabama
Pushpin Map:Alabama#USA
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Alabama
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Covington
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:394
Coordinates:31.3858°N -86.3831°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Area Code:334
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:113099

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

History

The community was originally called Hilton, then the name was changed to Antioch.[1] The community was likely named after the local Antioch Church, which was in turn named for the ancient city.[2] A post office operated under the name Hilton from 1882 to 1904.[3]

Demographics

According to the returns from 1850[4] -2010[5] for Alabama, it has never reported a population figure separately on the U.S. Census.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Thomasson. Curtis. Adams family settled in Antioch community. Andalusia Star-News. August 2015. 24 December 2015.
  2. Book: Foscue, Virginia . 1989 . Place Names in Alabama . . The University of Alabama Press . 8 . 0-8173-0410-X .
  3. Web site: Covington County . Jim Forte Postal History . 24 December 2015.
  4. http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1850c-11.pdf, 1850 Census (places)
  5. http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-1-2.pdf, 2010 AL Census
  6. Web site: US Census Bureau Publications - Census of Population and Housing.