Antioch, Cass County, Texas
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Antioch is an unincorporated community in
Cass County, Texas Cass County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 28,454. The county seat is Linden. The county was named for United States Senator Lewis Cass (D-Michigan), who favored the U.S. annexation ...
, United States. According to the
Handbook of Texas The Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) is an American nonprofit educational and research organization dedicated to documenting the history of Texas. It was founded in Austin, Texas, United States, on March 2, 1897. In November 2008, the ...
, the community had a population of 45 in 2000.


History

Antioch grew up around a church from 1856 and was originally called Anti. A post office was established in 1888 and remained in operation until 1904, with a brief closure from 1889 to 1901. The community had a church, a cemetery, and several scattered houses in 1936. It had 29 residents served by two businesses, a church, and a cemetery in 1983. The population remained at 29 in 1990 then grew to 45 in 2000.


Geography

Antioch is located on Farm to Market Roads 96 and 2791, northwest of
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in northeastern Cass County.


Education

Antioch had its own school in 1936. Today, the community is served by the Queen City Independent School District.


References

Unincorporated communities in Cass County, Texas Unincorporated communities in Texas {{CassCountyTX-geo-stub