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A visit to the Shiloh Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shiloh Cemetery

Lat:   32.1491°   (32° 8' 56")

Lon:   -84.3099°   (-84° 18' 35")

The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Sumter County<2>.

The county seat for Sumter County is located in Americus. Americus lies just to the southeast of the Shiloh Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Shiloh Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shiloh Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Schley County
  • Ellaville City Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellaville City Cemetery
    • The Ellaville City Cemetery is located in Schley County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ellaville City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Ellaville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960007 <5>
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Sumter County
  • Tabernacle Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tabernacle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tabernacle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tabernacle Cemetery is located in Sumter County
  • East Forsyth Street Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Forsyth Street Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Forsyth Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The East Forsyth Street Cemetery is located in Sumter County
  • East View Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The East View Cemetery is located in Sumter County
  • Staley Memorial Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Staley Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Staley Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Staley Memorial Gardens is located in Sumter County
  • Frasier - Smith Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frasier - Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frasier - Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Frasier - Smith Cemetery is located in Schley County
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Sumter County
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Sumter County
  • Sunset Memorial Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sunset Memorial Gardens is located in Sumter County
  • Magnolia Springs Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Magnolia Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Magnolia Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Magnolia Springs Cemetery is located in Sumter County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • Freeman Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freeman Hill Cemetery
      • The Freeman Hill Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
      • 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.
      • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Lebanon Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lebanon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • Benevolence Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Benevolence Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Benevolence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Benevolence Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • Bradley Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bradley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bradley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bradley Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • Salem Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • Daniel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Daniel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Daniel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Daniel Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • Andersonville Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Andersonville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Andersonville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Andersonville Cemetery is located in Sumter County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Shiloh Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shiloh Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Shiloh
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Shiloh is located in Sumter County
  • La Crosse
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for La Crosse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
    • La Crosse is located in Schley County
  • Concord
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Concord is located in Sumter County
  • Ellaville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Americus
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Plains
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Thalean
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thalean. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalean
    • Thalean is located in Sumter County
  • Andersonville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
    • Andersonville is located in Sumter County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
    • Former name for Andersonville:
    • Anderson
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andersonville <7>
  • Draneville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Draneville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draneville
    • Draneville is located in Marion County
  • Concord
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Concord is located in Schley County
  • Preston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Sumter
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sumter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
    • Sumter is located in Sumter County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Ideal
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ideal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ideal
      • Ideal is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ideal <7>
    • Buena Vista
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Smithville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Tazewell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
      • Tazewell is located in Marion County
    • Oglethorpe
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Leslie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • De Soto
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Montezuma
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)

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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sumter County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shiloh Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 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 Cemetery:

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 Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #343501  (Shiloh Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #343501 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Ellaville South
    • County: Sumter         Elev: 156
    • Location given for GNIS #343501 (Shiloh Cemetery)

The official website for Sumter County: www.sumter-ga.com/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.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>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Sumter, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Shiloh Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.1491, Longitude: -84.3099       In this case, the coordinates for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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