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:
31.3916, -86.4180
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 Covington County<2>.
The county seat for Covington County is located in Andalusia. Andalusia lies just to the southwest 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 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Shiloh Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shiloh Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Antioch Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in the vicinity of Antioch
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2231111 <5>
- Able Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Able Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Able Cemetery
- Gantt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Gantt Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Bozeman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bozeman Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bozeman Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Bryant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bryant Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
- Covington Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hillside Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Magnolia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Sanford Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Southside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Southside Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside Cemetery
- Johnson Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Andalusia Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Andalusia Memorial Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andalusia Memorial Cemetery
- The Andalusia Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Andalusia Memorial Garden
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21244 <5>
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Pilgrim Rest Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
- Dozier Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Dozier Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozier Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Antioch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Antioch is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Heath
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Heath is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Gantt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gantt is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Andalusia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sanford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sanford is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Rose Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- River Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- River Falls is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Babbie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Babbie is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
- Dozier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Libertyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Libertyville is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Leon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Leon is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Red Level
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Red Level is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Carolina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carolina is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Horn Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Horn Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Opp
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Opp is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,313 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opp <6>
- Merrill Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Merrill Mill is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Mill
- Onycha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Onycha is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onycha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
- Danleys Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Danleys Crossroads is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danleys Crossroads
- Pine Level
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Level is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Beulah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beulah is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- County Line
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- County Line is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Curtis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Curtis is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Oaky Streak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oaky Streak is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaky Streak
- Brantley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
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. The following communities are located in Covington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shiloh Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Andalusia
- Opp
- Opp lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Shiloh Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Opp.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opp
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 professional and volunteer 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 Covington 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 #163425 (Shiloh Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #163425 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: Covington
- Est. Elev: 111 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gantt
- Location given for Shiloh Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.3915561 Lon: -86.4180136
- 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 Covington, 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 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. |