A visit to the 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 Shiloh Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shiloh Cemetery:
32.9298, -86.8217
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Chilton County<2>.
The county seat for Chilton County is located in Clanton. Clanton lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Shiloh Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shiloh Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Shiloh Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shiloh Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Posey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Posey Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey Cemetery
- Crumpton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Crumpton Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumpton Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- New Mars Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Old Mars Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Old Mars Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mars Cemetery
- Union Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Center Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Center Hill Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Pates Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Pates Chapel Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pates Chapel Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Randolph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Randolph Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Abney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Abney Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abney Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Shiloh Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shiloh Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Jemison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Randolph is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Tucker
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tucker is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Thorsby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oakley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakley is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Lawley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lawley is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawley
- Ashby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ashby is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Active
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Active is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Active
- Brierfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maplesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wilton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wilton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Former names for Wilton:
- Birmingham Junction
- Bismarck
- Catoosa
- Woods
- Woodsborough
- Montevallo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Calera
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Adams
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Adams is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Clanton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jumbo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jumbo is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Stanton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Stanton is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Oakmulgee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oakmulgee is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakmulgee
- Pratt Ferry ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pratt Ferry is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Ferry
- Eddings
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eddings is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddings
- Seymour
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Seymour is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
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 Shiloh Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chilton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shiloh Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Calera
- Centreville
- Clanton
- Montevallo
- Shelby
- Thorsby
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 helpful websites 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 Shiloh Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Chilton 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 Shiloh Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #151263 (Shiloh Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #151263 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: Chilton
- Est. Elev: 190 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Jemison West
- Location given for Shiloh Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.929846 Lon: -86.8216541
- 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 Chilton, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |