A visit to the Old Shiloh 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 Old Shiloh Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Shiloh Cemetery:
30.5302, -88.6942
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Shiloh Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Shiloh Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Pascagoula. Pascagoula lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southeast of the Old Shiloh Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Shiloh Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Old Shiloh Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Shiloh Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Carter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Good Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Ladner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ladner Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladner Cemetery
- Martin Bluff Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Martin Bluff Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Bluff Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The White Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Seymour Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Seymour Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Hudson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Hudson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Cemetery
- Three Rivers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Three Rivers Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Caswell Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cain Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Cain Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cain Cemetery
- New Fayard Methodist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The New Fayard Methodist Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fayard Methodist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Fayard Methodist Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Latimer.
- The New Fayard Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Fayard UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2160864 <5>
- Mormon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Mormon Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Cemetery
- Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wolf Ridge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Wolf Ridge Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Ridge Cemetery
- Coleman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Davis Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Davis Chapel Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Chapel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Shiloh Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Shiloh Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Vancleave
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fort Bayou ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fort Bayou is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bayou
- Hickory Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Hills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Martin Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Martin Bluff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Bluff
- Brewton ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brewton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewton
- Brewton has also been known as:
- Brewer's Bluff
- Fountainebleau
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fountainebleau is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainebleau
- Gautier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Coll Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Coll Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coll Town
- Latimer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Latimer is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Gulf Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gulf Hills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Hills
- Ocean Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gulf Park Estates
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gulf Park Estates is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Park Estates
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Escatawpa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Escatawpa is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- Wade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
- Saint Martin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Martin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martin
- Moss Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Helena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Helena is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- D'Iberville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Big Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Big Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Point
- Americus ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Americus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Biloxi
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pascagoula
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hurley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eastside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eastside is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastside
- Orange Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Orange Grove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
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 Old Shiloh Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Shiloh Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Biloxi
- Gautier
- Moss Point
- Ocean Springs
- Pascagoula
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 helpful 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 Old Shiloh Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Old Shiloh Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #710415 (Old Shiloh Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #710415 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 10 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Vancleave
- Location given for Old Shiloh Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.530197 Lon: -88.6941905
- 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 Mississippi's counties, including Jackson, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Shiloh 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. |