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 Church (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 Church. 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.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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 Church is located in Dorchester County.
To see how the shape of Maryland's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dorchester County: Sussex (DE), Caroline, Somerset, Talbot & Wicomico.
Below are the counties that are near Shiloh Church. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shiloh Church:
- Dorchester County (The home county of Shiloh Church)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh Church, with the one closest to Shiloh Church listed first.
- Rhodesdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hurlock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Marshyhope Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Marshyhope Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshyhope Village
- East New Market
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Brookview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brookview is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Eldorado
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Eldorado is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Waddells Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Waddells Corner is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddells Corner
- Secretary
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Linkwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Linkwood is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkwood
- Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Salem is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Finchville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Finchville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh Church, with the one closest to Shiloh Church listed first.
- Hynson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hynson is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynson
- Preston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Federalsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Grove is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Tanyard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tanyard is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanyard
- Tuckahoe Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Tuckahoe Springs is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Springs
- Griffin
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Hickman
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hickman is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Denton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hillsboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hillsboro is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Oil City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Oil City is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Queen Anne's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh Church, with the one closest to Shiloh Church listed first.
- Queen Anne
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Willoughby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
- Ruthsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
- Bloomingdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomingdale is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Guys
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Guys is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh Church, with the one closest to Shiloh Church listed first.
- Mount Vernon
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Eden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Eden is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Loretto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Loretto is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Dames Quarter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Monie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Monie is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monie
- Oriole
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Oriole is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
- Princess Anne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Champ
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Champ is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champ
- Chance
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Deal Island
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Somersett Town ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Somersett Town is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersett Town
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh Church, with the one closest to Shiloh Church listed first.
- Trappe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Easton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Talbot Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Talbot Village is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot Village
- Oxford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kirkham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkham is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkham
- Royal Oak
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Cordova
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Newcomb
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Newcomb is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb
- Tappers Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Tappers Corner is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappers Corner
- Leeds Landing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leeds Landing is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Landing
- Riverside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Wicomico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh Church, with the one closest to Shiloh Church listed first.
- Sharptown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sharptown is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharptown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 664 people
- Mardela Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mardela Springs is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mardela Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Hebron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Quantico
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockawalking Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rockawalking Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockawalking Village
- Tyaskin
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cedar Hurst Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Hurst Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hurst Village
- Centennial Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Centennial Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Village
- Delmar
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bivalve
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Green Hill Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Green Hill Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Village
- Jesterville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Jesterville is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesterville
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh Church, with the one closest to Shiloh Church listed first.
- Hickman
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hickman is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Adamsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Adamsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Andrewsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Andrewsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrewsville
- Brownsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Farmington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Whiteleysburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Harrington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Houston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sussex County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh Church, with the one closest to Shiloh Church listed first.
- Reliance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Reliance is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Bethel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Heritage Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Heritage Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Briar Hook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Briar Hook is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Hook
- Blades
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Blades is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blades
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Ross
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ross is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Seaford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Laurel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bridgeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Scotts Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Scotts Corner is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
- Delmar
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shiloh Church, see our County-by-County Page for Shiloh Church.
Cemeteries Near Shiloh Church ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shiloh Church.
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 Church - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shiloh Church covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shiloh Church, with the one closest to Shiloh Church listed first.
- McKendree Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Washington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Washington Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located between<2> the communities of Hurlock and Waddells Corner. The cemetery lies less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Waddells Corner.
- The Washington Cemetery has also been known as:
- Unity Washington Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81749 <4>
- East New Market Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Reids Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eldorado Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dukes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Maryland Veterans Cemetery - Eastern Shore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Solomon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Skinners Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (190 more) ...
- Vienna Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cokesbury Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Belmont Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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.<5>
While we didn't find Shiloh Church in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shiloh Church.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shiloh Church, with the one closest to Shiloh Church listed first.
- Ennalls ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ennalls is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennalls
- Rhodesdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hurlock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- East New Market
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Brookview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brookview is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Eldorado
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Eldorado is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Secretary
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Linkwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Linkwood is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkwood
- Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Salem is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Williamsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Beulah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Beulah is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Walnut Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Landing is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Landing
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Finchville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Finchville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Vienna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Choptank
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Choptank is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptank
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shiloh Church. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shiloh Church.
Newspapers Published in Shiloh Church ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shiloh Church.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shiloh Church, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shiloh Church.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Church:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Dorchester County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caroline County
- Queen Anne's County
- Somerset County
- Talbot County
- Wicomico County
- Kent County
- Sussex County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland
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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Hurlock and Waddells Corner. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <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 Church) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Church, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |