A visit to the Old Shiloh Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Old Shiloh Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Shiloh Cemetery:
31.8774, -86.7091
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Shiloh Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Shiloh Cemetery is located in Butler County<2>.
The county seat for Butler County is located in Greenville. Greenville lies just to the east southeast of the Old Shiloh Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Shiloh Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Old Shiloh Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Shiloh Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pine Top Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Pine Top Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top Cemetery
- Manningham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Manningham Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manningham Cemetery
- Pleasant Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- William Seale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Giddens Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lloyd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Lloyd Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lloyd Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Greenville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24060 <5>
- Ft. Dale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ft. Dale Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Dale Cemetery
- Crenshaw Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Crenshaws Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Crenshaws Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaws Cemetery
- Bragg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bragg Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Reddoch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Reddoch Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reddoch Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Hartley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hartley Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley Cemetery
- Kilgore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Home Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Forest Home Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home Cemetery
- Sunrise Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Sunrise Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Cemetery
- Antioch East Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Antioch East Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch East Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Old Shiloh Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Shiloh Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Greenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Home
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shacklesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shacklesville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shacklesville
- Bolling
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bolling is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolling
- Fort Deposit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bragg's
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bragg's is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg's
- Awin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Awin is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Awin
- Chapman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Chapman is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Starlington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Starlington is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlington
- Georgiana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pine Apple
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pine Apple is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Apple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Honoraville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Honoraville is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honoraville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Furman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Furman is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furman
- Mixonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mixonville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixonville
- Sandy Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Industry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Industry is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
- Gordonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Gordonville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Snow Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Snow Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- McBrydes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- McBrydes is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBrydes
- Schuster
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Schuster is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuster
- Commerce
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Commerce is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Mosses
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mosses is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosses
- Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
- Collirene
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Collirene is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collirene
- Davenport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Davenport is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Letohatchee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Letohatchee is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letohatchee
- Minter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Minter is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Old Shiloh Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Butler County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Shiloh Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chapman
- Fort Deposit
- Georgiana
- Greenville
- Pine Apple
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Old Shiloh Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Butler County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Old Shiloh Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #163366 (Old Shiloh Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #163366 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Butler
- Est. Elev: 150 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fort Dale
- Location given for Old Shiloh Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.8773733 Lon: -86.7091435
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Butler, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Old Shiloh Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |