Welcome to Shiloh ...
So far, we found very little information about Shiloh. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Shiloh to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Shiloh, please Contact Us.
Shiloh was located in the Arkansas Ozarks.
Shiloh would have been located within present day Cleburne County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Shiloh, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Shiloh, you might consider that their post office opened in 1871.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Shiloh is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Shiloh was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Shiloh still existed, it would have been in the (501) area code.
Communities Also Named Shiloh ...
While we believe that this Shiloh is located in Cleburne County, we know of another 9 Arkansas communities named Shiloh. Those communities are located in the following counties: Columbia, Drew, Howard, Lafayette, Newton, Pope, Pulaski, Saint Francis and Scott County.
Beyond Arkansas, there are 101 communities that are also named Shiloh - they are located in Alabama (7), California, Florida (3), Georgia (6), Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana (3), Maine, Maryland (3), Michigan, Mississippi (4), Missouri, New Jersey (2), North Carolina (5), Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina (7), South Dakota, Tennessee (11), Texas (10), Utah, Virginia (6) and West Virginia (3).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Shiloh.
Communities near Shiloh ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Shiloh.
- Heber Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber Springs
- Heber Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,906 people
- Former name for Heber Springs:
- Sugar Loaf
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heber Springs <5>
- Clinton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clinton is located in Van Buren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,506 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <5>
- Fairfield Bay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Bay
- Fairfield Bay is located in Van Buren County
- Estimated population in 2015: 2,268 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield Bay <5>
- Guy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Quitman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
- Quitman is located in Cleburne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quitman <5>
- Pangburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pangburn have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pangburn
- Pangburn is located in White County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 577 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pangburn <5>
- Rose Bud
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Bud have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Bud
- Rose Bud is located in White County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rose Bud <5>
- Damascus
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Damascus have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Damascus is located in Van Buren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Damascus <5>
- Shirley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shirley have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Shirley is located in Van Buren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shirley <5>
- Concord
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Concord is located in Cleburne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Shiloh. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shiloh.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Shiloh. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shiloh.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Shiloh. See our Newspapers Page for Shiloh.
Adding Shiloh to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Shiloh in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Shiloh was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Shiloh post office opened in 1871.
We also found Shiloh on a map titled William Bradley Map (1889).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Shiloh.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Shiloh, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Cleburne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shiloh - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |