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 (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. 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 and hospitals 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 is located in Carroll 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 Carroll County: Baltimore, Frederick, Howard, Adams (PA) & York (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Shiloh. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shiloh:
- Carroll County (The home county of Shiloh)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Hampstead
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Reeds Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Reeds Village is located in Carroll County
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- Rockbrook Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County
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- Carrollton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carrollton is located in Carroll County
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- Manchester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Yorkland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkland is located in Carroll County
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- Sandyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sandyville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Berrywood Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Berrywood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrywood Village
- Westminster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Finksburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Eastview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eastview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Avondale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Avondale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Carroll Lutheran Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Patapsco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Patapsco is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patapsco
- Arundel Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arundel Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arundel Village
- Brooklyn Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Linthicum Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Linthicum
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Linthicum is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linthicum
- Pumphrey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pumphrey is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumphrey
- Dorsey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dorsey is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Colonial Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Gwynn Oak
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Homeland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Homeland is located in Baltimore City
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- Hampden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodberry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
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- Charles Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
- Edmondson Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Edmondson Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson Village
- Guilford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Guilford is located in Baltimore City
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- Waverly
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly is located in Baltimore City
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- Beechfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Beechfield is located in Baltimore City
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- Carroll
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Lauraville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lauraville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauraville
- Anthonyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Anthonyville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Upperco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Trenton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Trenton is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Fowblesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fowblesburg is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowblesburg
- Boring
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodensburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodensburg is located in Baltimore County
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- Mount Carmel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Carmel is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Shamburg ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Shamburg is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburg
- Yeoho
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Yeoho is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeoho
- Glen Morris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Glen Morris is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Morris
- Reisterstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Butler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Butler is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Glyndon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sagamore Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sagamore Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Village
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Sams Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sams Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
- Oak Orchard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Orchard is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Orchard
- Unionville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Libertytown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Libertytown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertytown
- Ladiesburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ladiesburg is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiesburg
- Mount Airy Village West
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- New Midway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- New Midway is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Midway
- New London
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- New London is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Daysville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Daysville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville
- Rocky Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Woodsboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bartholows
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bartholows is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartholows
- Harford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Shawsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Shawsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
- Hess
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hess is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess
- Jarrettsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Federal Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Federal Hill is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
- Putnam Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Putnam Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Village
- Upper Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Upper Crossroads is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Crossroads
- Coopstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Coopstown is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopstown
- Amoss
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Amoss is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoss
- Fallston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sharon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sharon is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Forest Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wimbledon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wimbledon is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimbledon
- Benson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Benson is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Marriottsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Woodstock
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Alpha
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Alpha is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Cooksville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sandy Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sandy Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
- West Friendship
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lisbon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marydell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Marydell is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Font Hill Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Font Hill Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Font Hill Village
- Glenwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Linwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Saint Johns Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Saint Johns Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns Village
- Ellicott City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- High Point Estates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates
- Mullinix
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mullinix is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullinix
- Unity
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Unity is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Browningsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Browningsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browningsville
- Damascus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Etchison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Etchison is located in Montgomery County
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- Brighton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Brighton is located in Montgomery County
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- Laytonsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brinklow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Brinklow is located in Montgomery County
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- Brookeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Adams County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Littlestown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsdale is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- McSherrystown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Midway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Edgegrove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Edgegrove is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgegrove
- Whitehall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehall is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Bonneauville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bonneauville is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneauville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
- Abbottstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- New Oxford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brush Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brush Run is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Run
- Lake Heritage
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Heritage is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Heritage
- East Berlin
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Greenmount
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Greenmount is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Blackrock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Blackrock is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackrock
- West Manheim
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- West Manheim is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manheim
- Bandanna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bandanna is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandanna
- Glenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Glenville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Brodbecks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Brodbecks is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodbecks
- Parkville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Parkville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Hanover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Valley Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Valley Junction is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Railroad
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pennville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pennville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Jefferson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Glen Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Seitzland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Seitzland is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seitzland
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shiloh, see our County-by-County Page for Shiloh.
Cemeteries Near Shiloh ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shiloh.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shiloh covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Marks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mt. Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wesley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Greenmount Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bethel - Carrollton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Patapsco Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Emory Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Bartholomews Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (447 more) ...
- Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Shiloh had a population of 36 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Houcksville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Houcksville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houcksville
- Snydersburg
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Snydersburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snydersburg
- Hampstead
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Brummel
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Brummel is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brummel
- Greenmount
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greenmount is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Tannery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tannery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannery
- Carrollton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Maple Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Maple Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Cranberry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cranberry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Fowblesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fowblesburg is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowblesburg
- Trenton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Trenton is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Manchester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Sandyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sandyville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Ebbvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ebbvale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebbvale
- Boring
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shiloh. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shiloh.
Newspapers Published in Shiloh ...
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 3 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shiloh.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shiloh, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shiloh.
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 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:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Frederick County
- Harford County
- Howard County
- Montgomery County
- Adams County
- York 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> | 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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Shiloh) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |