A visit to the Greater Shiloh Missionary 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 Greater Shiloh Missionary Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Greater Shiloh Missionary Cemetery:
30.4955, -91.3093
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Greater Shiloh Missionary Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Greater Shiloh Missionary Cemetery is located in West Baton Rouge Parish<2>.
The parish seat for West Baton Rouge Parish is located in Port Allen. Port Allen lies just to the east southeast of the Greater Shiloh Missionary Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Greater Shiloh Missionary Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Greater Shiloh Missionary Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Greater Shiloh Missionary Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Westover Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Allendale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Allendale Cemetery is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale Cemetery
- Silvery Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Silvery Cemetery is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvery Cemetery
- St. Catherine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The St. Catherine Cemetery is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Catherine Cemetery
- Benevolent Society Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Alford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Alford Cemetery is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford Cemetery
- Nickwack Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Nickwack Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickwack Cemetery
- St. Ambrose Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Ambrose Cemetery is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Ambrose Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Ambrose Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Lakeland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68761 <5>
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Immaculate Conception Cemetery is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immaculate Conception Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Immaculate Conception Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Lakeland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1988714 <5>
- Antioch Baptist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Antioch Baptist Cemetery is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Baptist Cemetery
- St. John the Baptist Catholic Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The St. John the Baptist Catholic Church Cemetery is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John the Baptist Catholic Church Cemetery
- The St. John the Baptist Catholic Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John Cemetery
- St. John Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68799 <5>
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Jewish Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Jewish Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewish Cemetery
- Magnolia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Barnes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Glennon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Glennon Cemetery is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glennon Cemetery
- St. Mark Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The St. Mark Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mark Baptist Church Cemetery
- The St. Mark Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Marks Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2643730 <5>
- Chenal Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Chenal Cemetery is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenal Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sweet Olive Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Sweet Olive Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Olive Cemetery
- Baton Rouge National Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Roselawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Roselawn Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn Cemetery
- Live Oak Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Live Oak Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak Cemetery
- Southern Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Greater Shiloh Missionary Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Greater Shiloh Missionary Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Carey
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Carey is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carey
- Devalls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Devalls is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devalls
- Wilbert ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wilbert is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbert
- Lobdell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lobdell is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobdell
- Port Allen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Erwinville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brusly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brusly is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brusly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brusly <6>
- Arbroth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Arbroth is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbroth
- Beauregard Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beauregard Town is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard Town
- Rougon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rosedale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Grosse Tete
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glynn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Addis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Addis is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,464 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addis <6>
- Baton Rouge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Zion City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Zion City is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion City
- Baker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Baker is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,999 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker <6>
- Hermitage
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hermitage is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Maribel Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Maribel Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maribel Village
- Merrydale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Merrydale is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrydale
- Brownfields
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Brownfields is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownfields
- Tristian Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tristian Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tristian Village
- Morrisonville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morrisonville is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
- Port Hudson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Port Hudson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Hudson
- Jarreau
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oscar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maringouin
(12 miles [19.3 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 Greater Shiloh Missionary Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in West Baton Rouge Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Greater Shiloh Missionary Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Baker
- Baker lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Greater Shiloh Missionary Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Baker.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Baton Rouge
- Port Allen
- Port Hudson
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Greater Shiloh Missionary Cemetery:
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- Pages specific to West Baton Rouge Parish:
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes:
- 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 Greater Shiloh Missionary Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #542803 (Greater Shiloh Missionary Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #542803 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
- Parish: West Baton Rouge
- Est. Elev: 6 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lobdell
- Location given for Greater Shiloh Missionary Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.4954685 Lon: -91.3092761
- 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 Louisiana's parishes, including West Baton Rouge, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Greater Shiloh Missionary 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. |