Welcome to Shiloh ...

The village of Shiloh is located in Saint Clair County<1>.

The location of Shiloh has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shiloh, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Shiloh has a population of 13,644 people<3> (see below for details).

Shiloh is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Shiloh lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Shiloh lies within the (618) area code.

Websites for Shiloh ...

Official Website: www.shilohil.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Shiloh had an population of 13,644 people. This is an increase of 7.85% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 78.52% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Shiloh had a population of 12,651 people. This makes Shiloh the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of Shiloh represents 0.1% of the population of Illinois (which has 12,830,632 people), making it the state's 191st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 12,651 people, the population of Shiloh increased 65.52% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 7,643 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Shiloh.

Communities Also Named Shiloh ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 101 communities that are also named Shiloh - they are located in Alabama (7), Arkansas (10), California, Florida (3), Georgia (6), Idaho, 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.

• Saint Louis
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Louis
  • Saint Louis is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 297,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Louis <5>
• Granite City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite City
  • Granite City is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,959 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite City <5>
• East Saint Louis
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Saint Louis
  • East Saint Louis is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Saint Louis <5>
• Edwardsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
  • Edwardsville is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,189 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwardsville <5>
• Collinsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
  • Collinsville is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinsville <5>
• Cahokia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahokia
  • Cahokia is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,742 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cahokia <5>
• Glen Carbon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Carbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Carbon
  • Glen Carbon is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,887 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Carbon <5>
• Columbia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <5>
• Waterloo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterloo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
  • Waterloo is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,536 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <5>
• Troy
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <5>

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shiloh ...

Looking for more information about Shiloh? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Shiloh, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Shiloh.

Adding Shiloh to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shiloh in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Shiloh was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Shiloh on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shiloh.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Shiloh: www.shilohil.org/

The official website for Saint Clair County: www.co.st-clair.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov