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. 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 Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shiloh Cemetery:
39.3884, -88.2367
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Coles County<2>.
The county seat for Coles County is located in Charleston. Charleston lies just to the north northeast of the Shiloh Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shiloh Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Shiloh Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shiloh Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- New Indian Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Old Indian Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Doty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Doty Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doty Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Leitch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Leitch Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitch Cemetery
- Stoner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Stoner Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoner Cemetery
- Armstrong Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
- Upper Muddy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Upper Muddy Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Muddy Cemetery
- Lower Muddy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Lower Muddy Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Muddy Cemetery
- Beals Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Beals Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beals Cemetery
- Bales Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bales Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bales Cemetery
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- Haggins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Haggins Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haggins Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- New Kelley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The New Kelley Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Kelley Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Montgomery Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Cemetery
- Tippett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Tippett Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tippett Cemetery
- Neal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Neal Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Cemetery
- Hurricane Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hurricane Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Cemetery
- McKenzie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The McKenzie Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie Cemetery
- Kickapoo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Kickapoo Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickapoo Cemetery
- Adkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Adkins Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkins Cemetery
- Unity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Unity Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 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:
- Janesville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Johnstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Johnstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Lerna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bradbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bradbury is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
- Diona
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Diona is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diona
- Trilla
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Toledo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Charleston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Timothy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Timothy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timothy
- Hutton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hutton is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Union Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Union Center is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
- Mattoon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Magnet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Magnet is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Greenup
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Neoga
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jewett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dorans
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dorans is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorans
- Walla Walla
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Walla Walla is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walla Walla
- Oilfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Oilfield is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oilfield
- Westfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Casey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gays
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Coles County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shiloh Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashmore
- Casey
- Casey lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Shiloh Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Casey.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey
- Charleston
- Greenup
- Lerna
- Mattoon
- Neoga
- Neoga lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Shiloh Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Neoga.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neoga
- Toledo
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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Coles 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 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1807922 (Shiloh Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1807922 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: Coles
- Est. Elev: 210 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Charleston South
- Location given for Shiloh Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.3883694 Lon: -88.2367087
- 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 Illinois' counties, including Coles, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Shiloh 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |