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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Androscoggin County.
To see how the shape of Maine's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Androscoggin County: Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Oxford & Sagadahoc.
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:
- Androscoggin County (The home county of Shiloh)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Lisbon Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Durham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lisbon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Drinkwater Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Drinkwater Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinkwater Corner
- Penley Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Penley Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penley Corner
- Sabattus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lewiston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rumford Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rumford Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford Junction
- Danville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Danville is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Nason Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Nason Beach is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nason Beach
- Wales
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wales is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,640 people
- Auburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Littlefield Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Littlefield Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Corner
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Brunswick
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bunganuc Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bunganuc Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunganuc Landing
- North Pownal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Pownal is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pownal
- Freeport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pownal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harding
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harding is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
- Pennellville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pennellville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennellville
- Merepoint
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Merepoint is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merepoint
- South Freeport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- New Gloucester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bustins Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bustins Island is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bustins Island
- Harpswell Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Harpswell Center is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpswell Center
- East Harpswell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Harpswell
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Litchfield Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Litchfield Corners is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Corners
- Litchfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- South Monmouth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- South Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monmouth
- Batchelders Crossing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Batchelders Crossing is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchelders Crossing
- Purgatory
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Purgatory is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purgatory
- East Monmouth
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- East Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monmouth
- Monmouth
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- West Gardiner
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- West Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gardiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,376 people
- North Monmouth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- South Gardiner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gardiner
- Gardiner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pittston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pittston is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,819 people
- Randolph
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Hatchs Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hatchs Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs Corner
- South Dresden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- South Dresden is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dresden
- Westport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Westport is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 732 people
- Former name for Westport:
- Westport Island
- Wiscasset
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dresden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Trevett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Edgecomb
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Boothbay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Southport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Boothbay Harbor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Boothbay Harbor is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Boothbay Harbor
- Boothbay Harbor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- East Edgecomb
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- East Edgecomb is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Edgecomb
- Mouse Island
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mouse Island is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouse Island
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Hebron
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Oxford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Otisfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- East Otisfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otisfield
- Spurrs Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Spurrs Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrs Corner
- Buckfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Paris
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Norway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Paris
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Paris is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
- East Sumner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Sumner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumner
- Sagadahoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Pejepscot
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pejepscot is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pejepscot
- Topsham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bowdoin Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bowdoin Center is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin Center
- Bowdoinham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bowdoin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bowdoin is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,222 people
- Days Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Days Ferry is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Ferry
- Harwards
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Harwards is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwards
- Richmond Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Corner
- West Bath
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bath
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Woolwich
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sabino
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sabino is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabino
- Richmond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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.
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hilltop Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fairfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Elmlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Littlefield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. Cyril Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Friends Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vining Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gerrish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Day Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (416 more) ...
- Lunt Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lisbon Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sawyer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
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>
While we didn't find Shiloh in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shiloh.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Lisbon Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- South Durham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- South Durham is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Durham
- Durham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lisbon Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lisbon Center is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon Center
- Hillside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hillside is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Topsham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lisbon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Durham
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Durham is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Durham
- Brunswick
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cathance
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cathance is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathance
- Bowdoin Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bowdoin Center is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin Center
- West Bowdoin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Bowdoin is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bowdoin
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- North Pownal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Pownal is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pownal
- Bowdoinham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- South Lewiston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Lewiston is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lewiston
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 64 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 15 miles [24.1 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 first visit 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 Maine
- Pages specific to Androscoggin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cumberland County
- Kennebec County
- Lincoln County
- Oxford County
- Sagadahoc County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maine
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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shiloh) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |