Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Shiloh (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Shiloh. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Shiloh is located in Clay County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clay County: Cleburne, Coosa, Randolph, Talladega & Tallapoosa.
Below are the counties that are near Shiloh. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shiloh:
- Clay County (The home county of Shiloh)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Lineville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cragford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mellow Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
- Ashland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ashland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
- Barfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Barfield is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Harkins Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Harkins Crossroads is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkins Crossroads
- Erin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Erin is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- Motley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Motley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
- Millerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Millerville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Haynes Crossroad
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Haynes Crossroad is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossroad
- Delta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Elder
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Elder is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Chambers Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Chambers Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Springs
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Friendship
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Friendship is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Chinnabee ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Chinnabee is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinnabee
- Oxford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- De Armanville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- De Armanville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Armanville
- Hobson City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hobson City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
- Choccolocco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Choccolocco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choccolocco
- Cobb Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cobb Town is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
- Oxanna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Oxanna is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxanna
- Bynum
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bynum is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
- Bynum has also been known as:
- Bynum's
- Anniston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Eulaton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Eulaton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulaton
- Iron City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Iron City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Eastaboga
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chambers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Abanda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Abanda is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanda
- Red Level
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Red Level is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Clackville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clackville is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clackville
- Milltown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Milltown is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Doublehead
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Doublehead is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublehead
- Penton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Penton is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
- Chapel Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Stroud
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stroud is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud
- Five Points
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Blackman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blackman is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Hollis Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hollis Crossroads is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Crossroads
- Abel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Abel is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel
- Micaville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Micaville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micaville
- Hightower
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hightower is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Heflin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ranburne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Goodwater
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kellyton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kellyton is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Mount Olive
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Ray
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ray is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Ofelia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ofelia is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ofelia
- Malone Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Malone Ferry is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Ferry
- Christiana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Christiana is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
- Almond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Almond is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Forester Chapel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Forester Chapel is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forester Chapel
- Wadley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wedowee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Milner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Milner is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- Rockdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rockdale is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Corbin
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Corbin is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Morrison Crossroad
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Morrison Crossroad is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Crossroad
- Peavy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Peavy is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavy
- Cambridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cambridge is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Talladega County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Chandler Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Chandler Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Springs
- Ironaton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ironaton is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironaton
- Waldo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Waldo is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Kentuck
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Kentuck is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- McElderry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- McElderry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElderry
- Grant Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grant Town is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Munford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Run is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
- Talladega
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Abihka ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Abihka is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abihka
- Rendalia
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rendalia is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendalia
- Coldwater
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Coldwater is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Sycamore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sycamore is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Tallapoosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Emuckfaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Emuckfaw is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emuckfaw
- Goldville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Goldville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Truett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Truett is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truett
- Cowpens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cowpens is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
- New Site
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- New Site is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
- Daviston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Frog Eye
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Frog Eye is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Eye
- Hackneyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hackneyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackneyville
- Matilda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Matilda is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
- Dudleyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dudleyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleyville
- Jacksons' Gap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Alexander City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alkehatchee ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Alkehatchee is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkehatchee
- Heard County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Frolona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Frolona is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- Ephesus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ephesus is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- O'Neals Crossroad
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- O'Neals Crossroad is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neals Crossroad
- Yates Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Yates Crossroads is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 360 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shiloh, see our County-by-County Page for Shiloh.
Cemeteries Near Shiloh ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shiloh.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Shiloh - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shiloh covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Old Providence Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lystra Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- McDaniel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lineville City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- County Memory Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Lineville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- County Line Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mellow Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Corinth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jehovah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (331 more) ...
- Cragford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Shiloh in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shiloh.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Lineville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gibsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gibsonville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonville
- Mellow Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
- Ashland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ashland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
- Bluff Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Springs
- Ofelia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ofelia is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ofelia
- Dingler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dingler is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingler
- Almond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Almond is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Malone Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Malone Ferry is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Ferry
- Christiana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Christiana is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
- Millerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Millerville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Goldville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Goldville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Emuckfaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Emuckfaw is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emuckfaw
- Forester Chapel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Forester Chapel is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forester Chapel
- Delta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shiloh. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shiloh.
Newspapers Published in Shiloh ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shiloh.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shiloh, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shiloh.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Shiloh:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Clay County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Chambers County
- Cleburne County
- Coosa County
- Randolph County
- Talladega County
- Tallapoosa County
- Heard County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shiloh) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Shiloh, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |