Everything about Antioch Tennessee totally explained
Antioch is a
suburb of
Nashville,
Tennessee, located in the southern part of
Davidson County. It isn't autonomous, and is governed by the
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government. The area is assigned to postal
zip code 37013.
History
The community takes its name from Antioch First Baptist Church, established in 1810. As recently as the 1960s Antioch was a small community catering to the needs of area farmers with amenities such as a feed mill. Adjacent to Bakertown (a similar small community) it was located on the banks of Mill Creek, a minor
tributary of the
Cumberland River that rises near
Nolensville, several miles to the southeast. This area has become less important over time as
zoning restrictions forbidding further development on a
floodplain have limited the construction of more businesses in this area, which had started to become quite congested.
In the 1970s Antioch experienced explosive growth, largely due to the expansion of the Nashville
sewer system to the area and the availability of large amounts of former farmland, which made possible the construction of many low-rise
apartment complexes, and several
mobile home communities. More than perhaps any other Nashville suburb, Antioch maintained a "blue-collar" image and became a magnet for those seeking affordable housing. Many relatively low-priced, site-built detached "starter" homes were built as well.
Present day
The presence of large quantities of affordable housing led to influx of young families with children, greatly overtaxing the area's schools, which have been overcrowded for decades and remain so, despite an extensive construction program and the development of some private schools, largely church-affiliated. Large numbers of recent
immigrants have also come to Antioch in the last two decades, attracted initially by the affordable housing and also by the presence of immigrant communities. Immigrants are predominantly from Southeast Asia and Latin America, but many are from other places.
The most important business concentration in Antioch is
Hickory Hollow Mall, which opened in 1978 and has been renovated and expanded on several subsequent occasions. It is a regional
shopping mall with a gross leasing area of, over 150 stores, and 5,795 parking spaces.
Anchor stores include
Sears,
Macy's, and
Dillard's.
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