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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shiloh Cemetery
Lat: 36.3357° (36° 20' 8")
Lon: -80.4359° (-80° 26' 9")
The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Stokes County<2>.
The county seat for Stokes County is located in Danbury. Danbury lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Shiloh Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Shiloh Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shiloh Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Edwards Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwards Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Stone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Wall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wall Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Wall Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Friendly Chapel Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gilliam Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilliam Cemetery
- The Gilliam Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Allen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Oliver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oliver Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oliver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Oliver Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Pilot Mountain City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilot Mountain City Cemetery
- The Pilot Mountain City Cemetery is located in Surry County
- The Pilot Mountain City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pilot Mtn. Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1989293 <5>
- Denny Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Denny Cemetery
- The Denny Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Whitakers Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitakers Chapel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitakers Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Whitakers Chapel Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Pinnacle View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinnacle View Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pinnacle View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pinnacle View Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Pilot View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilot View Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilot View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pilot View Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Stoney Ridge AME Zion Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Friends Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friends Union Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friends Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Friends Union Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Old Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Mt. Olive Cemetery
- The Old Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Bennett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bennett Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bennett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Owen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Owen Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Owen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Owen Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Venable Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Venable Cemetery
- The Venable Cemetery is located in Stokes County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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.
- Pinnacle
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pilot Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Flat Rock is located in Stokes County
- Shoals
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Shoals is located in Surry County
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Mount Olive
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Mount Olive is located in Stokes County
- Heritage Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Heritage Village is located in Forsyth County
- The Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for The Meadows. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Meadows
- The Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- King
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- King is located in Forsyth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,912 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King <6>
- Capella
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capella
- Capella is located in Stokes County
- Siloam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siloam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Siloam is located in Surry County
- Donnaha
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donnaha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnaha
- Donnaha is located in Forsyth County
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Quaker Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Ararat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ararat have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
- Ararat is located in Surry County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ararat <6>
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
- Pine Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Pine Hill is located in Surry County
- East Bend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Neatman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
- Vade Mecum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vade Mecum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vade Mecum
- Vade Mecum is located in Stokes County
- Westfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Westfield is located in Surry County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westfield <6>
- Dozier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dozier have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozier
- Dozier is located in Forsyth County
- Oak Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Oak Park is located in Forsyth County
- Seward
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seward have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
- Seward is located in Forsyth County
- Creek View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creek View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek View
- Creek View is located in Forsyth County
- Rural Hall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Holly Springs is located in Surry County
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 Stokes County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shiloh Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 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 North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Stokes County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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 #1952707 (Shiloh Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1952707 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Pinnacle
- County: Stokes Elev: 328
- Location given for GNIS #1952707 (Shiloh Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Stokes County: www.co.stokes.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
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 North Carolina's counties, including Stokes, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Shiloh Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3357, Longitude: -80.4359 In this case, the coordinates for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<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. |
<7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |