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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Pike 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 Pike County: Barbour, Bullock, Coffee, Crenshaw, Dale & Montgomery.
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:
- Pike County (The home county of Shiloh)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Buckhorn
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Buckhorn is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Pronto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pronto is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pronto
- Brundidge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Banks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tennille
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tennille is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennille
- Saco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Saco is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
- Linwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Linwood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Tarentum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tarentum is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarentum
- Mossy Grove Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mossy Grove Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove Village
- McClure Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- McClure Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Town
- Troy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Needmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Needmore is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Clio
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elamville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elamville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamville
- Louisville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Louisville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Blue Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Springs is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Clayton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bakerhill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bakerhill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Cotton Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cotton Hill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Comer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Comer is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Bullock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Perote
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Perote is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perote
- Smuteye
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Smuteye is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smuteye
- Postoak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Postoak is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Inverness
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Inverness is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Pine Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Union Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Midway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Three Notch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Three Notch is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Notch
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Roeton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Roeton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roeton
- Frisco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Frisco is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Java
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Java is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Wilkinstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wilkinstown is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinstown
- Jack
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jack is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Mixson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mixson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixson
- Clintonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Clintonville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Zoar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Zoar is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- New Brockton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Crenshaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Glenwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Social Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Social Town is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Town
- Vidette
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Vidette is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Petrey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Petrey is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Bullock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bullock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
- Peacock ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Peacock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
- Luverne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Ariton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ariton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ariton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Phillips Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Phillips Crossroads is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Crossroads
- Arguta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arguta is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arguta
- Skipperville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Skipperville is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipperville
- Clopton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clopton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
- Ozark
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bertha
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bertha is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
- Mabson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mabson is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabson
- Ewell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ewell is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Fort Rucker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Holiday Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Holiday Village is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
- Henry County
- Graball
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Graball is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Former names for Graball:
- Hart's Crossroads
- Hudspeth's Crossroads
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Center Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Center Point is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Pine Level
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Level is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Grady
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
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.
- Sardis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Old Dothan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Brooks Graves
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Richland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Enon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- County Line Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fleming Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Conner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (310 more) ...
- Old Ramah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ramah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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.<2>
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.
- Buckhorn
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Buckhorn is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Pronto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pronto is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pronto
- Brundidge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Josie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Josie is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josie
- Banks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Catalpa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Catalpa is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalpa
- Elamville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elamville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamville
- Clio
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tennille
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tennille is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennille
- Louisville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Louisville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Star Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Star Hill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hill
- Perote
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Perote is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perote
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Linwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Linwood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Omega
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Omega is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Troy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 9 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 12 miles [19.3 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 start 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
- Pages specific to Pike County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Bullock County
- Coffee County
- Crenshaw County
- Dale County
- Henry County
- Montgomery 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> | 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. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Shiloh) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |