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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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 Marengo County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Marengo County: Choctaw, Clarke, Dallas, Greene, Hale, Perry, Sumter & Wilcox.
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:
- Marengo County (The home county of Shiloh)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Magnolia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Magnolia is located in Marengo County
- Dixon's Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixon's Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon's Mills
- Dixon's Mills is located in Marengo County
- Ellison ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Vineland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Sweet Water
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Hugo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Aimwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Thomaston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Half Acre
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Acre
- Half Acre is located in Marengo County
- Former names for Half Acre:
- Hell's Half Acre
- Luther's Store
- Linden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Linden is located in Marengo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,853 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linden <2>
- Crenshaw ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Blue Lock ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Nanafalia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanafalia
- Nanafalia is located in Marengo County
- Choctaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Tompkinsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tompkinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Tompkinsville is located in Choctaw County
- Cedahoma ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Pennington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Pennington is located in Choctaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Lavaca
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west) - Choctaw City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choctaw City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw City
- Choctaw City is located in Choctaw County
- Pelham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Jachin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west) - Butler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Butler is located in Choctaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <2>
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Atkeison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkeison
- Atkeison is located in Clarke County
- Thomasville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Thomasville is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomasville <2>
- Glover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Morvin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Campbell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Campbell is located in Clarke County
- Fulton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south) - Nettleboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nettleboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleboro
- Nettleboro is located in Clarke County
- Dickinson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south) - Grove Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
- Grove Hill is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,709 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove Hill <2>
- Zimco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimco
- Zimco is located in Clarke County
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Safford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Safford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safford
- Safford is located in Dallas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Safford <2>
- Crumptonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crumptonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumptonia
- Crumptonia is located in Dallas County
- Browns
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Gallion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north) - Prairieville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairieville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Prairieville is located in Hale County
- Arcola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Arcola is located in Hale County
- Monroe County
- Hybart
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybart
- Hybart is located in Monroe County
- Hybart
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Freetown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Freetown is located in Perry County
- Ellawhite
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast) - Uniontown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uniontown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Uniontown is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,150 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uniontown <2>
- The Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- The Village is located in Perry County
- Sumter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Whitfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest) - McDowell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north) - Derby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Derby is located in Sumter County
- Wilcox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Lamison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Arlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Arlington is located in Wilcox County
- Anne Manie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anne Manie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anne Manie
- Anne Manie is located in Wilcox County
- Kimbrough
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Pine Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Catherine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine
- Catherine is located in Wilcox County
- Gastonburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonburg
- Gastonburg is located in Wilcox County
- Yellow Bluff
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff
- Yellow Bluff is located in Wilcox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Millers Ferry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
- Millers Ferry is located in Wilcox County
- Prairie Bluff ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Bluff
- Prairie Bluff is located in Wilcox County
- Prairie Bluff has also been known as:
- Dale
- Daletown
- Alberta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east) - Coy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast) - Lower Peach Tree
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Peach Tree
- Lower Peach Tree is located in Wilcox County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shiloh, see our County-by-County Page for 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 15 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 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. 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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Alabama Department of Archives & History
- Pages specific to Marengo County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Choctaw County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Clarke County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dallas County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hale County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Monroe County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Perry County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Sumter County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wilcox County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Choctaw County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cemeteries of Marengo County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Alabama
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cemeteries of Marengo County
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
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.
- Laurel Presbyterian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laurel Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Presbyterian Cemetery
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Springs Cemetery
- Hosea Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hosea Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hosea Cemetery
- Living Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Living Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Living Cemetery
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wesley Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesley Chapel Cemetery
- Shop Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shop Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shop Cemetery
- Christian Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christian Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christian Hope Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
- Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery
- Mooring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mooring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mooring Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Grove Cemetery
- Dunning Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunning Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunning Cemetery
- Continue List (274 more) ...
- Robinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinson Cemetery
- Magnolia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Magnolia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Magnolia Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Shiloh had a population of 111 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Magnolia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Magnolia is located in Marengo County
- Williamsburg ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Williamsburg is located in Marengo County
- Moss ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Octagon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Dixon's Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixon's Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon's Mills
- Dixon's Mills is located in Marengo County
- Ellison ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Hampden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Clayhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Vineland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Sweet Water
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Arlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Arlington is located in Wilcox County
- Lamison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Continue List (15 more) ...
- Aimwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Rembert
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Atkeison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkeison
- Atkeison is located in Clarke County
- Aimwell
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.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shiloh. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shiloh. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.1274, Longitude: -87.7353 In this case, the coordinates for Shiloh have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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. |