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:
33.2623, -85.7502
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 Clay County<2>.
The county seat for Clay County is located in Ashland. Ashland lies just to the west 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 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Shiloh Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shiloh Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Old Providence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lineville City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old Lineville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- County Memory Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lystra Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lystra Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lystra Cemetery
- Old Macedonia Primitive Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- County Line Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- McDaniel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The McDaniel Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the McDaniel Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Mellow Valley.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24325 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Cragford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Cragford Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cragford Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Prospect Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sardis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Mellow Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Corinth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Jehovah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Jehovah Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jehovah Cemetery
- Old Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Lineville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cragford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ashland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ashland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
- Mellow Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
- Harkins Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Harkins Crossroads is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkins Crossroads
- Barfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Barfield is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Ofelia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ofelia is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ofelia
- Almond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Almond is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Malone Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Malone Ferry is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Ferry
- Christiana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Christiana is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
- Millerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Millerville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Motley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Motley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Erin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Erin is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- Goldville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Goldville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Emuckfaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Emuckfaw is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emuckfaw
- Delta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Haynes Crossroad
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Haynes Crossroad is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossroad
- Elder
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Elder is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Truett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Truett is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truett
- Wadley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Forester Chapel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Forester Chapel is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forester Chapel
- Chandler Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Chandler Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Springs
- New Site
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- New Site is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
- Daviston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wedowee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Milner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Milner is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
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 Clay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shiloh Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- Lineville
- Wedowee
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Clay 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 #1805412 (Shiloh Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1805412 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: Clay
- Est. Elev: 325 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lineville West
- Location given for Shiloh Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.2623376 Lon: -85.7502382
- 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 Clay, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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> | 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. |