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:
31.7199, -87.2761
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 Monroe County<2>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Monroeville. Monroeville lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south 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 23 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.
- New Liberty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The New Liberty Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Davidson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Davidson Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson Cemetery
- Old Scotland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Old Scotland Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Scotland Cemetery
- Basidonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Basidonia Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basidonia Cemetery
- Red Hills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Red Hills Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hills Cemetery
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Philadelphia Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia Cemetery
- Buena Vista Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Buena Vista Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista Cemetery
- York Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The York Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Cemetery
- St. Peter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Cemetery
- Amity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Amity Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity Cemetery
- Pineville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Pineville Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Pineville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Pineville Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville Cemetery
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Matthews Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthews Cemetery
- Apple Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Apple Grove Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove Cemetery
- Springhill First Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Springhill First Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill First Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Springhill First Baptist Church Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north of Monroeville.
- The Springhill First Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Springhill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2322067 <5>
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Bryant - Deer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mars Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Mars Hill Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill Cemetery
- Savannah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Savannah Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah Cemetery
- Turnbull Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Turnbull Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull Cemetery
- Turkestan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Turkestan Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkestan Cemetery
- Pineview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Pineview Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 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:
- Natchez
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Natchez is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez
- Lovan ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lovan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovan
- Beatrice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tunnel Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tunnel Springs is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Springs
- Former name for Tunnel Springs:
- Kempsville
- Pineville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pineville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
- Buena Vista
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Vredenburgh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Vredenburgh is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vredenburgh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Franklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Franklin is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Peterman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Peterman is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterman
- Pine Orchard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Orchard is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
- Hybart
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hybart is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybart
- Scratch Ankle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Scratch Ankle is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scratch Ankle
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Ramah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ramah is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramah
- Monroeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Burnt Corn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Burnt Corn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Corn
- McWilliams
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- McWilliams is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams
- Asahel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Asahel is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asahel
- Finchburg ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Finchburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchburg
- Nellie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nellie is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
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 Monroe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shiloh Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Lower Peach Tree
- Monroeville
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 Monroe 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 #1805721 (Shiloh Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1805721 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: Monroe
- Est. Elev: 65 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Natchez
- Location given for Shiloh Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.7198779 Lon: -87.2760984
- 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 Monroe, 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. |