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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Shiloh. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Shiloh to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Shiloh, please Contact Us.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Shiloh is historic, it would have been located within present day Rankin 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 Rankin County: Copiah, Hinds, Madison, Scott, Simpson & Smith.

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:

  • Rankin County     (The home county of Shiloh)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
    • Pelahatchie
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • 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
    • Fannin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Fannin is located in Rankin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannin
    • Galilee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Galilee is located in Rankin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee
    • Pearl
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Pearl is located in Rankin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,560 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl <2>
    • 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
    • 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)
  • Copiah County
    • Hopewell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hopewell is located in Copiah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
  • Hinds County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
    • 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
    • Jackson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Choctaw Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Choctaw Village is located in Hinds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Village
    • Byram
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Terry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Clinton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Leake County
    • Lena
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
    • Madisonville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Madisonville is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
    • Ridgeland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Madison
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Twelve Oaks
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Twelve Oaks is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Oaks
    • Maris Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Maris Town is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maris Town
    • Canton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mannsdale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Mannsdale is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsdale
    • Sharon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Sharon is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
    • Mill Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Mill Town is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
    • Cooperville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Cooperville is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperville
    • Morton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
    • Branch
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Branch is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
    • Kalem
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Kalem is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalem
    • Raworth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Raworth is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raworth
    • Beach
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Beach is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
    • Clifton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Clifton is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • Forest
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ludlow
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Ludlow is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
    • Harperville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Harperville is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperville
    • Cash
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Cash is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
  • Simpson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
    • 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
    • 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
    • Mendenhall
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Sanatorium
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
    • Magee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Magee is located in Simpson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,094 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magee <2>
    • Westville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Westville is located in Simpson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
    • Coats
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Coats is located in Simpson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
  • Smith County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
    • 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
    • Trenton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Trenton is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
    • Burns
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Burns is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
    • Raleigh
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bezer
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Bezer is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bezer
    • Mineral Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Mineral Springs is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
    • Mize
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Sylvarena
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Sylvarena is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvarena
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people

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)
  • Mountain Ridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Crossroads Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Lodebar Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Gulde Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Concord Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Thornhill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Little Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pelahatchie Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (373 more) ...
    • Jordan Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Barnett Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)

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.

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.

  • Lynwood ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lynwood is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynwood
  • Pelahatchie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Rankin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rankin is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
  • Dobson ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dobson is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobson
  • Johns
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Johns is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns
  • 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)
  • Thomasville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Thomasville is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
  • Greenfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Greenfield is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Gunn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Gunn is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunn
    • Trenton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Trenton is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
    • Pulaski
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Pulaski is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski

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 17 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 19 miles [30.6 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 like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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- Shiloh) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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.