Our Genealogy Helper
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 Station (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 Station. 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.
Name Variations for Shiloh Station ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Shiloh Station: Shiloh Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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 Station is located in Saint Clair County.
To see how the shape of Illinois' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Saint Clair County: Clinton, Madison, Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Saint Louis City (MO) & Saint Louis (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Shiloh Station. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shiloh Station:
- Saint Clair County (The home county of Shiloh Station)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh Station, with the one closest to Shiloh Station listed first.
- Shiloh
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- O'Fallon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Petersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Petersburg is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Belleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Swansea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Summit is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Lebanon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mascoutah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Freeburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gartside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gartside is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gartside
- Bunkum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bunkum is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunkum
- Caseyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh Station, with the one closest to Shiloh Station listed first.
- Pierron
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pocahontas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Old Ripley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Old Ripley is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ripley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh Station, with the one closest to Shiloh Station listed first.
- New Baden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- New Memphis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Trenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Damiansville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Damiansville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damiansville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Albers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Aviston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Germantown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Breese
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Saint Rose
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Rose is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Rose
- Bartelso
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Beckemeyer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Carlyle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Posey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Posey is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh Station, with the one closest to Shiloh Station listed first.
- Collinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Maryville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Troy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Saint Jacob
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pontoon Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Carbon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Granite City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Madison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Venice
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marine
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Highland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchell is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Nameoki
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Nameoki is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameoki
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh Station, with the one closest to Shiloh Station listed first.
- Hecker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Columbia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Waterloo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Burksville Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burksville Station is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville Station
- Burksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burksville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville
- Foster Pond ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Foster Pond is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Pond
- Wartburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wartburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartburg
- Valmeyer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Madonnaville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Madonnaville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonnaville
- Monroe City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe City is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Maeystown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chalfin Bridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chalfin Bridge is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfin Bridge
- Renault
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh Station, with the one closest to Shiloh Station listed first.
- Red Bud
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Baldwin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Tilden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Houston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Houston is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Ruma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ruma is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Coulterville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Preston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Preston is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Evansville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sparta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Walsh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Walsh is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsh
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh Station, with the one closest to Shiloh Station listed first.
- Venedy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Venedy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Stone Church
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Stone Church is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church
- Okawville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Caspars
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Caspars is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caspars
- Addieville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Clarmin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Clarmin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarmin
- Elkton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Elkton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Oakdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Minden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- New Minden is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Minden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Nashville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh Station, with the one closest to Shiloh Station listed first.
- Arnold
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Arnold is located in Jefferson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,145 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <1>
- Flamm City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Flamm City is located in Jefferson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flamm City
- Kimmswick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maxville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Maxville is located in Jefferson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Imperial
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Barnhart
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Charles County (MO)
- West Alton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Louis City (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh Station, with the one closest to Shiloh Station listed first.
- Saint Louis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Carondelet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Carondelet is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carondelet
- Tower Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Tower Grove is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Grove
- Cheltenham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cheltenham is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Baden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Baden is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- University City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- University City is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
- Saint Louis County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh Station, with the one closest to Shiloh Station listed first.
- Bella Villa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bella Villa is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bella Villa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Ivory
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ivory is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory
- Lemay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lemay is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemay
- Glasgow Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glasgow Village is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow Village
- Riverview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Riverview is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,821 people
- Mackenzie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mackenzie is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackenzie
- Estimated population in 2018: 131 people
- Oakville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Oakville is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Saint George
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Saint George is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Estimated population in 2011: 1,336 people
- Wilbur Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wilbur Park is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
- Bellefontaine Neighbors
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bellefontaine Neighbors is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefontaine Neighbors
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,297 people
- Beverly Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Beverly Hills is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 551 people
- Flordell Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Flordell Hills is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flordell Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
- Affton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Affton is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Affton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shiloh Station, see our County-by-County Page for Shiloh Station.
Cemeteries Near Shiloh Station ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shiloh Station.
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 Station - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shiloh Station covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shiloh Station, with the one closest to Shiloh Station listed first.
- Moore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Engelmann Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Shiloh Valley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Emmerich Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Orphanage Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Whiteside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Green Mount Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- B'nai Israel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rider Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Knobeloch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (471 more) ...
- Middlecoff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Griffin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Perschbacher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Shiloh Station in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shiloh Station.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shiloh Station, with the one closest to Shiloh Station listed first.
- Shiloh
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rentchler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rentchler is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rentchler
- Belleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wilderman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wilderman is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderman
- Furman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Furman is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furman
- Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Summit is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Mascoutah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lebanon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Freeburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Birkner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Birkner is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birkner
- Gartside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gartside is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gartside
- Ogles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ogles is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogles
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Smithton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Summerfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Caseyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shiloh Station. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shiloh Station.
Newspapers Published in Shiloh Station ...
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 600 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shiloh Station.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shiloh Station, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shiloh Station.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Station:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Saint Clair County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bond County
- Clinton County
- Madison County
- Monroe County
- Randolph County
- Washington County
- Jefferson County
- Saint Charles County
- Saint Louis City
- Saint Louis County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Illinois
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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Station, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 Station) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |