A visit to the Shiloh Baptist Church 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 Baptist Church Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery:
33.9465, -85.3583
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.
The county seat for Polk County is located in Cedartown. Cedartown lies just to the northeast of the Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Macedonia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Edmondson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Edmondson Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson Cemetery
- Pine Bower Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Littlecreek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Littlecreek Cemetery is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlecreek Cemetery
- The Littlecreek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Little Creek Cemetery
- Lime Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Lime Branch Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Branch Cemetery
- Arrington Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Arrington Chapel Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Arrington Chapel Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of Piedmont (AL).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21322 <5>
- Roe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Roe Cemetery is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe Cemetery
- New Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The New Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery
- The New Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Harmony Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #199085 <5>
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- New Canaan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The New Canaan Cemetery is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canaan Cemetery
- South Side Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The South Side Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Side Cemetery
- Red Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Red Hill Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Cemetery
- Borden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Borden Cemetery is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Cemetery
- The Borden Cemetery has also been known as:
- Payne Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #25305 <5>
- Mars Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mars Hill Cemetery is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill Cemetery
- Dugdown Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Steadman Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Felton Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Felton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Felton Cemetery is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felton Cemetery
- Felton Methodist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Felton Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felton Methodist Church Cemetery
- The Felton Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Felton Memory Gardens
- Northview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Northview Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview Cemetery
- Northview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Northview Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Greenway ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Greenway is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Esom Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Etna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Etna is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Tecumseh
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tecumseh is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
- Palestine
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Palestine is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Borden Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
- Cedartown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Felton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Level
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Level is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Rock Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Run is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Dailey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dailey is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
- Cave Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Spring Garden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Spring Garden is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Grantley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grantley is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
- Buchanan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Exie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Exie is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Muscadine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Muscadine is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscadine
- Tallapoosa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Tabernacle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tabernacle is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Goshen is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Piedmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Abernathy ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Abernathy is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernathy
- Fruithurst
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fruithurst is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruithurst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Budapest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Budapest is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budapest
- Brice
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brice is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice
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 Baptist Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Polk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Buchanan
- Cedartown
- Fruithurst
- Tallapoosa
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 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 Baptist Church Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Polk 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 Baptist Church Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1946025 (Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1946025 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: Polk
- Est. Elev: 290 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Benedict
- Location given for Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.9464903 Lon: -85.3582876
- 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 Georgia's counties, including Polk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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 Baptist Church 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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