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:
33.3957, -87.8989
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 Pickens County<2>.
The county seat for Pickens County is located in Carrollton. Carrollton lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> 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 30 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Shiloh Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shiloh Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hannah UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hannah UMC Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah UMC Cemetery
- The Hannah UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hannah Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23244 <5>
- Doublebranches Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- New Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Crossroads Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
- New Doublebranches Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Hargrove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hargrove Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargrove Cemetery
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Cemetery
- Fellowship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Fellowship Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship Cemetery
- Greenhill Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greenhill Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gordo City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Gordo City Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordo City Cemetery
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Freeman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Big Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Big Hill Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Hill Cemetery
- Old Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Cemetery
- Sand Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sand Springs Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Springs Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Marvin Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Marvin Hill Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin Hill Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Graham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Browns Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Linebarge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Linebarge Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linebarge Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dunns Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Dunns Creek Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunns Creek Cemetery
- Old Dunn Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Winn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Winn Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn Cemetery
- Moores Bridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Moores Bridge Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Bridge Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 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:
- Lubbub
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lubbub is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbub
- Bell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bell is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Gordo
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Reform
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Echola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Echola is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echola
- Ashcraft Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ashcraft Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcraft Corner
- Stansel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stansel is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stansel
- Coal Fire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Coal Fire is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fire
- Elrod
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elrod is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
- Buhl
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Buhl is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhl
- Kennedy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kennedy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Carrollton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carrollton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- McShan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- McShan is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McShan
- Millport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Samantha
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Samantha is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
- Belk
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Belk is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- New Lexington
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Fernbank
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fernbank is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
- Ethelsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ethelsville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Archer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Archer is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Olney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Olney is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
- Macedonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Macedonia is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
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 Pickens County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shiloh Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carrollton
- Gordo
- Kennedy
- Millport
- Reform
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Pickens 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 #138760 (Shiloh Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #138760 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: Pickens
- Est. Elev: 106 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Palmetto
- Location given for Shiloh Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.3956721 Lon: -87.8989074
- 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 Pickens, 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> | 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. |
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