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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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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 Lee County.

To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lee County: Chickasaw, Itawamba, Monroe, Pontotoc, Prentiss & Union.

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:

  • Lee County     (The home county of Shiloh)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
    • Richmond
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Richmond is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
    • Plantersville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Shannon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Verona
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Mooreville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Mooreville is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
    • Tupelo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Indian Hills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Indian Hills is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
    • Bissell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Bissell is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bissell
    • Saltillo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Guntown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Birmingham
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Birmingham is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
    • Boggan Bend
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Boggan Bend is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggan Bend
  • Chickasaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
    • Okolona
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Egypt
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Egypt is located in Chickasaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
    • Van Vleet
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Van Vleet is located in Chickasaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
    • Sycamore ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Sycamore is located in Chickasaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
    • New Houlka
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • New Houlka is located in Chickasaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Houlka
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
      • Former names for New Houlka:
      • Houlka
      • Old Houlka
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Houlka <1>
    • Thelma
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Thelma is located in Chickasaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
    • Houston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Clay County
    • Una
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Una is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Una
  • Holmes County
    • Egypt
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Egypt is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
  • Itawamba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
    • Carolina
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Carolina is located in Itawamba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
    • Greenwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Greenwood is located in Itawamba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Abney
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Abney is located in Itawamba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abney
    • Ballardsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Ballardsville is located in Itawamba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballardsville
    • Fulton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Mantachie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Clay
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Clay is located in Itawamba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
    • Tremont
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Kirkville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Kirkville is located in Itawamba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
    • Oakland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Oakland is located in Itawamba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Eastman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Eastman is located in Itawamba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
    • Bounds Crossroads
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Bounds Crossroads is located in Itawamba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bounds Crossroads
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
    • Nettleton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cotton Gin Port ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Cotton Gin Port is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Gin Port
    • New Wren
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • New Wren is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wren
    • Wren
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Wren is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
    • Amory
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Smithville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Ales ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Ales is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ales
    • Hatley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Hatley is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
    • Floyton ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Floyton is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyton
    • Acker ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Acker is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acker
    • Riggins
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Riggins is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggins
    • Gibson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Gibson is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
  • Pontotoc County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
    • Goodford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Goodford is located in Pontotoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodford
    • Sherman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Nixon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Nixon is located in Pontotoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
    • Algoma
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Pontotoc
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Cherry Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Cherry Creek is located in Pontotoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
    • Ecru
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Ecru is located in Pontotoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ecru
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,067 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ecru <1>
    • Pannell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Pannell is located in Pontotoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pannell
    • Possum Trot
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Possum Trot is located in Pontotoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
  • Prentiss County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
    • Baldwyn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Marietta
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Marietta is located in Prentiss County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
    • Wheeler
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Wheeler is located in Prentiss County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
    • Blue Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Ellistown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Ellistown is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellistown
    • Alpine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Alpine is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
    • Mound City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Mound City is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
    • Graham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Graham is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
  • Lamar County (AL)
    • Detroit
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)

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.

  • Fairfield Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Grey Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Providence Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Palestine Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Union Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Unity Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Nettleton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Orr - Patterson Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Pettigrew - Ivy Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Goodwin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Center Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (435 more) ...

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.<3>

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.

  • Nettleton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Evergreen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Evergreen is located in Itawamba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Plantersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Shannon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Central Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Central Grove is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Grove
  • Abney
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Abney is located in Itawamba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abney
  • Ballardsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Ballardsville is located in Itawamba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballardsville
  • Bigbee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bigbee is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbee
  • Mooreville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Mooreville is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
  • Tupelo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Amory
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cardsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Cardsville is located in Itawamba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardsville
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Okolona
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Smithville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Tilden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Tilden is located in Itawamba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden

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 44 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 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. 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:

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>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.
<3>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.
<4>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- Shiloh) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.