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 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 Drew County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Drew County: Ashley, Bradley, Chicot, Cleveland, Desha & Lincoln.
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:
- Drew County (The home county of Shiloh)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Lacey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lacey is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Wilmar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wilmar is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Barkada
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Barkada is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkada
- Monticello
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Hill is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Collins
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Collins is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Selma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Selma is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Jerome
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jerome is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Ashley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Fountain Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Hill is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Hamburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Crossett
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- North Crossett is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crossett
- West Crossett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- West Crossett is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Crossett
- Crossett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bradley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Sumpter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sumpter is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Warren
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Long View Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Long View Ferry is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View Ferry
- Johnsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Johnsville is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- Farmville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Farmville is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Hermitage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ingalls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ingalls is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
- Gravelridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gravelridge is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelridge
- Sturgis ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sturgis is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
- Lanark
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lanark is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark
- Banks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Banks is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Blanchton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Blanchton is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchton
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Tinsman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Tinsman is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Harrell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Harrell is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Hampton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Rye
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rye is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
- Orlando
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Orlando is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Annover ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Annover is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annover
- Pansy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pansy is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- New Edinburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Edinburg is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Edinburg
- Toledo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Toledo is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
- Kingsland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsland is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Saline
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saline is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Cornerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cornerville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
- Tyro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tyro is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Palmyra
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Palmyra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Warrenton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Warrenton is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
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 east)
- Sixteenth Section Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Outlaw Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hales Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ozment Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Saline Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Corinth - O'Neil Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bond Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Adams / Singer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (203 more) ...
- Green Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pattsville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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.<3>
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.
- Sumpter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sumpter is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Simpson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Simpson is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Lacey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lacey is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Warren
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saline ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Saline is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
- Johnsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Johnsville is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- Wilmar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wilmar is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Paradise ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Paradise is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Ingalls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ingalls is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
- Fountain Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Hill is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Barkada
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Barkada is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkada
- Scipio
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Scipio is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Monticello
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gravelridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gravelridge is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelridge
- Milo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Milo is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
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 32 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 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. 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 helpful 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 Arkansas
- Pages specific to Drew County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashley County
- Bradley County
- Calhoun County
- Cleveland County
- Lincoln County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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'. |