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:
38.6870, -87.7725
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 Lawrence County<2>.
The county seat for Lawrence County is located in Lawrenceville. Lawrenceville lies just to the east 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 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Shiloh Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shiloh Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kinkade Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Kinkade Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinkade Cemetery
- Denison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Denison Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denison Cemetery
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
- Sumner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Sumner Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner Cemetery
- Hollister Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hollister Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister Cemetery
- Bluffs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bluffs Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffs Cemetery
- Buchanan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lawrenceville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lawrenceville Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville Cemetery
- Brian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Brian Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brian Cemetery
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Wesley Chapel Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel Cemetery
- Ridgley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Ridgley Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgley Cemetery
- Bunker Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bunker Hill Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill Cemetery
- Billett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Billett Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billett Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Billett Cemetery is located in Billett.
- The Billett Cemetery has also been known as:
- Billett - Gottfried Cemetery
- Gottfried Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1312081 <5>
- Lone Tree Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Lone Tree Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree Cemetery
- Gilead Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Gilead Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Corrie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Corrie Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrie Cemetery
- Moffett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Moffett Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffett Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- May Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The May Chapel Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Chapel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Bridgeport
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lawrenceville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sumner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Billett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Billett is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billett
- Helena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Helena is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Petersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Orio
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Orio is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orio
- Saint Francisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Berryville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Berryville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Lancaster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lancaster is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Beal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beal is located in Knox County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beal
- Amity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Amity is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Allendale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Birds
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Claremont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Adams Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Adams Corner is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corner
- Vincennes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Landes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Landes is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landes
- Patton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Patton is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Oil Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oil Grove is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Grove
- Villas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Villas is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villas
- Calhoun
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Russellville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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 Lawrence County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shiloh Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bridgeport
- Flat Rock
- Lawrenceville
- Saint Francisville
- Sumner
- Vincennes
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Lawrence 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 #1934557 (Shiloh Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1934557 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: Lawrence
- Est. Elev: 156 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sumner
- Location given for Shiloh Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.6869918 Lon: -87.7725288
- 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 Lawrence, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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> | 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |