A visit to the Shiloh Graveyard ...
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 Graveyard ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shiloh Graveyard:
39.6587, -77.6822
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shiloh Graveyard can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shiloh Graveyard is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Hagerstown. Hagerstown lies just to the west southwest of the Shiloh Graveyard .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shiloh Graveyard.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Shiloh Graveyard.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shiloh Graveyard, with the nearest first.
- Longmeadow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Longmeadow Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmeadow Cemetery
- Rest Haven Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Rest Haven Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven Cemetery
- St. Marys Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Graveyard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Graveyard
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Zion Reformed United Church of Christ Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion Reformed United Church of Christ Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Reformed United Church of Christ Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Zion Reformed United Church of Christ Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Hagerstown.
- The Zion Reformed United Church of Christ Cemetery has also been known as:
- Zion Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81805 <5>
- St. Johns Churchyard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- First Brethren Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Hagerstown.
- Jump to the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties: MIHP ID #WA-HAG-182 <6>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81439 <5>
- Bethel Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Graveyard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Graveyard
- Paradise Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Paradise Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Cemetery
- Cedar Lawn Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Funkstown Public Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Beards Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Beards Graveyard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beards Graveyard
- St. James Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. James Graveyard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Graveyard
- St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Leitersburg.
- The St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Pauls Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81591 <5>
- Millers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Millers Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Cemetery
- State Line UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The State Line UMC Cemetery is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line UMC Cemetery
- The State Line UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- United Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1991370 <5>
- Beautiful View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Salem Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Salem Graveyard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Graveyard
- State Line Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Graveyard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Graveyard
- Reiffs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Reiffs Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffs Cemetery
- B'nai Abraham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The B'nai Abraham Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B'nai Abraham Cemetery
- Christ Reformed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Smithsburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Smithsburg Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithsburg Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Smithsburg Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Smithsburg.
- Jump to the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties: MIHP ID #WA-IV-118 <6>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81643 <5>
- Trinity Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Trinity Graveyard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Graveyard
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Shiloh Graveyard.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shiloh Graveyard, with the nearest first:
- Bridgeport
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bridgeport is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Paramount - Long Meadow
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hagerstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hagerstown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,918 people
- Former name for Hagerstown:
- Hager's Town
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <7>
- Robinwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Robinwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinwood
- Chewsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chewsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewsville
- Long Meadow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Long Meadow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadow
- Fountainhead - Orchard Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Woodcrest Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodcrest Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcrest Village
- Funkstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Leitersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leitersburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitersburg
- Halfway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Halfway is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Mount Aetna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Aetna is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aetna
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Greenvale Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Greenvale Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale Village
- Hill Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hill Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Village
- Maugansville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saint James Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint James Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James Village
- Pondsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pondsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondsville
- Cavetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cavetown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavetown
- Smithsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wingerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wingerton is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingerton
- Huyett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Huyett is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huyett
- Saint James
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint James is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
- Lappans
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lappans is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lappans
- San Mar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- San Mar is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Mar
- Mount Lena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Lena is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lena
- Milnor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Milnor is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milnor
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 Graveyard. The following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shiloh Graveyard.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Graveyard:
- Pages specific to Maryland:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Graveyard:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1713821 (Shiloh Graveyard)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1713821 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 171 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hagerstown
- Location given for Shiloh Graveyard:
- Lat: 39.658707 Lon: -77.6822147
- 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 Maryland's counties, including Washington, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shiloh Graveyard) 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> | The Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MIHP (for the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties). More information about the MHT and MIHP can be found on their website: mht.maryland.gov. |
| <7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |