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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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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 Harris County.

To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Harris County: Chambers (AL), Lee (AL), Meriwether, Muscogee, Talbot & Troup.

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:

  • Harris County     (The home county of Shiloh)
  • Chattahoochee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
    • Heineburg Village ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Heineburg Village is located in Chattahoochee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heineburg Village
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,893 people
    • Ochillee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Ochillee is located in Chattahoochee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochillee
      • Estimated population in 2019: 680 people
  • Coweta County
  • Marion County
  • Meriwether County
  • Muscogee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
    • Midland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Upatoi
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Fortson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Twin Chapel
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Twin Chapel is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Chapel
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,701 people
    • Branton Woods
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Branton Woods is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branton Woods
      • Estimated population in 2019: 12,961 people
    • Glenns
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Glenns is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,020 people
    • Lincoln Hills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Lincoln Hills is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Hills
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 833 people
    • East Edgewood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • East Edgewood is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Edgewood
      • Estimated population in 2019: 569 people
    • Hilton Heights
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Hilton Heights is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Heights
      • Estimated population in 2018: 324 people
    • Maridale Estates
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Maridale Estates is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maridale Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 60,867 people
    • Bibb City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Bibb City is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bibb City
    • City Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • City Village is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Village
    • Wynnton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Pike County
  • Talbot County
  • Taylor County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
    • Howard
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Howard is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
    • Norwich
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Norwich is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
      • Estimated population in 2019: 222 people
    • Carsonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Five Points
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Mauk
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Troup County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
    • Mountville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Pioneer Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Pioneer Village is located in Troup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
    • Louise
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Louise is located in Troup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,215 people
    • Whitfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • LaGrange
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Rockwell Estates
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Rockwell Estates is located in Troup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell Estates
    • Asta Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Asta Village is located in Troup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asta Village
    • Sassafrass Hills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Sassafrass Hills is located in Troup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafrass Hills
      • Estimated population in 2019: 255 people
    • North West Point
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Brays Lakeview
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hogansville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunny Point
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Sunny Point is located in Troup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Point
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,303 people
    • West Lake Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • West Lake Village is located in Troup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Village
  • Upson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
    • Barker Spring
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sunset Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Lincoln Park
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Lincoln Park is located in Upson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,503 people
    • Hannahs Mill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Hannahs Mill is located in Upson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahs Mill
    • Thomaston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Delray
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • The Rock
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Salem
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Salem is located in Upson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Chambers County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
    • Osanippa
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • River View
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Eady City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Eady City is located in Chambers County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eady City
    • Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Valley is located in Chambers County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,077 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley <1>
    • Lanett
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Plant City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Plant City is located in Chambers County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant City
    • Huguley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Huguley is located in Chambers County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguley
  • Lee County (AL)
  • Russell County (AL)
    • Phenix City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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.

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 122 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Shiloh had a population of 495 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.

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 40 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]<2>. 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:

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>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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<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.