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:
40.4373, -85.4844
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 Grant County<2>.
The county seat for Grant County is located in Marion. Marion lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest of the Shiloh Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shiloh Cemetery.
Establishment of the Shiloh Cemetery ...
The Shiloh Cemetery was established in 1834.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Shiloh Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shiloh Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jefferson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Atkinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Atkinson Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Cemetery
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
- Elizabethtown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mills Cemetery is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Cemetery
- Leffler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Leffler Cemetery is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leffler Cemetery
- Wheeling Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Wheeling Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling Cemetery
- Shields Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shields Cemetery is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Stoll Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Stoll Cemetery is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoll Cemetery
- Puckett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Puckett Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Puckett Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Marion.
- The Puckett Cemetery has also been known as:
- Howe Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2135326 <5>
- Walnut Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Walnut Creek Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Riverside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- IOOF Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Willman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Willman Cemetery is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willman Cemetery
- Lion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Lion Cemetery is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lion Cemetery
- Park Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Park Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Park Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Fairmount.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86327 <5>
- Thompson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center 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:
- Upland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Matthews
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Matthews is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Shamrock Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shamrock Lakes is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Renner ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Renner is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
- Fowlerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fowlerton is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Janney
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Janney is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney
- Hartford City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gas City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Arcana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Arcana is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcana
- Gaston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jonesboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Friendly Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Friendly Corner is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Corner
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Fairmount
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Eaton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mollie ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mollie is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Summitville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Summitville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
- Farrville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Farrville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrville
- Granville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Granville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Former name for Granville:
- Weaton
- Millgrove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Marion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Van Buren
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Van Buren is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Michaelsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Michaelsville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Montpelier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hackleman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hackleman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleman
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 Grant County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shiloh Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Eaton
- Fairmount
- Gas City
- Gaston
- Hartford City
- Jonesboro
- Marion
- Matthews
- Millgrove
- Montpelier
- Summitville
- Upland
- Van Buren
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 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:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Grant 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 #443387 (Shiloh Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #443387 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: Grant
- Est. Elev: 271 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hartford City West
- Location given for Shiloh Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.4372642 Lon: -85.4844167
- 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 Indiana's counties, including Grant, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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. |