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:
33.9757, -86.1714
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 Etowah County<2>.
The county seat for Etowah County is located in Gadsden. Gadsden lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east northeast 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 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Shiloh Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shiloh Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brasher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Brasher Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasher Cemetery
- Conn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Conn Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conn Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Dillard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Dillard Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard Cemetery
- Gallant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Gallant Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallant Cemetery
- Red Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Red Hill Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Cemetery
- Carnes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Carnes Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes Cemetery
- Howelton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Howelton Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Deerman Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Deerman Chapel Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerman Chapel Cemetery
- Rainbow Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- McCartney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The McCartney Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCartney Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ivalee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Ivalee Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivalee Cemetery
- Sauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Sauls Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauls Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Morton Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Robbins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Robbins Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Cemetery
- Alabama City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Alabama City Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama City Cemetery
- Armstrong Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
- Moody Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Moody Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Cemetery
- Moodys Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Choate Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Choate Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choate Cemetery
- Forrest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Forrest Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest Cemetery
- Noble Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Noble Hill Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Hill Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 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:
- Steele
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ivalee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ivalee is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivalee
- Gallant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gallant is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallant
- Attalla
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Benson ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Benson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Howelton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- Clear Springs ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Clear Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Ridgeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Egypt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Egypt is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Rainbow City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Alabama City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alabama City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama City
- Bennettsville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bennettsville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Nix ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Nix is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
- Southside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pilgrims Rest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pilgrims Rest is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Rest
- Gadsden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Black Creek Falls ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Black Creek Falls is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek Falls
- Walnut Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Altoona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Aurora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Whitney Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whitney Junction is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Junction
- Brannon Springs ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brannon Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brannon Springs
- Reece City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Reece City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reece City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 624 people
- Carlisle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Carlisle is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Ashville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Markton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Markton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markton
- East Gadsden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- East Gadsden is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gadsden
- Mountainboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
- Greer ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Greer is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
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 Etowah County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shiloh Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alabama City
- Ashville
- Attalla
- Gadsden
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Etowah 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 #1805653 (Shiloh Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1805653 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: Etowah
- Est. Elev: 184 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Steele
- Location given for Shiloh Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.9756532 Lon: -86.171365
- 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 Etowah, 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 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. |