A visit to the 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 Shiloh Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shiloh Cemetery:
32.2363, -89.8340
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Rankin County<2>.
The county seat for Rankin County is located in Brandon. Brandon lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Shiloh Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shiloh Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Shiloh Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shiloh Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mountain Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Mountain Ridge Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Ridge Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mountain Ridge Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the east of Brandon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #61280 <5>
- Crossroads Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Lodebar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Lodebar Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodebar Cemetery
- Gulde Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Gulde Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulde Cemetery
- Jordan Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Jordan Grove Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Old Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Thornhill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Thornhill Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill Cemetery
- Little Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Little Zion Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Zion Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Pelahatchie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Pelahatchie Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelahatchie Cemetery
- St. Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Hill Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Hill Cemetery
- Hebron Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hebron Hill Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Hill Cemetery
- Barnett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Barnett Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Johns Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Cemetery
- Walters Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Reagan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Reagan Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Shiloh Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shiloh Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pelahatchie
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cooperville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cooperville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperville
- Polkville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Polkville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
- Daniel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Daniel is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
- Cato
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cato is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- Puckett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Puckett is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Brandon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Greenfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Greenfield is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Trenton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Trenton is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Morton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Galilee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Galilee is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee
- Hunter Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hunter Town is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Town
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fannin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fannin is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannin
- Branch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Branch is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
- Pearl
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Braxton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Braxton is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Goshen Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Goshen Springs is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Springs
- Kalem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kalem is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalem
- Flowood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pearson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pearson is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Florence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- D'Lo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- D'Lo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Raworth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Raworth is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raworth
- Sand Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sand Hill is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Burns
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Burns is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
- North Town Plaza
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- North Town Plaza is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Town Plaza
- Richland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rankin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shiloh Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brandon
- Morton
- Pearl
- Pelahatchie
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Rankin 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 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #709154 (Shiloh Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #709154 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: Rankin
- Est. Elev: 172 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Johns
- Location given for Shiloh Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.236259 Lon: -89.8339662
- 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 Rankin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 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. |
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