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:
32.8565, -86.0705
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 Coosa County<2>.
The county seat for Coosa County is located in Rockford. Rockford lies just to the west northwest 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 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Shiloh Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shiloh Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Peace & Goodwill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Nixburg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Nixburg Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixburg Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Fishpond Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Fishpond Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishpond Cemetery
- Nixburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Nixburg Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixburg Cemetery
- New Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The New Shiloh Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Shiloh Cemetery
- Darsey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Darsey Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darsey Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Rehobeth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rehobeth Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehobeth Cemetery
- Bethesda Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- The Liberty Cemetery has also been known as:
- Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23983 <5>
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Jordan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
- Doctor Kellys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Lindsey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Lindsey Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey Cemetery
- Equality Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Equality Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Friendship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 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:
- Fishpond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fishpond is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishpond
- Ray
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ray is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Nixburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nixburg is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixburg
- Cottage Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cottage Grove is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Hissop
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hissop is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hissop
- Equality
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Equality is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
- Our Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Our Town is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Town
- Seman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Seman is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seman
- Kellyton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kellyton is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Rockford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pentonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pentonville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentonville
- Alkehatchee ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Alkehatchee is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkehatchee
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Alexander City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jordan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jordan is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Irma ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Irma is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irma
- Central
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Central is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Benson ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Benson is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Goodwater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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 Coosa County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shiloh Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alexander City
- Dadeville
- Eclectic
- Goodwater
- Rockford
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 Coosa 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 #126721 (Shiloh Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #126721 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: Coosa
- Est. Elev: 208 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Equality
- Location given for Shiloh Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.856514 Lon: -86.0705223
- 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 Coosa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' 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. |