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Welcome to Shiloh Mills ...

Shiloh Mills is located in Edgecombe County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Shiloh Mills: Shiloh Mls. (or less commonly used: Shiloh Mlls.)

Shiloh Mills is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Shiloh Mills lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Shiloh Mills: 252

Communities near Shiloh Mills ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Shiloh Mills.

  • Rocky Mount
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Sharpsburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Scotland Neck
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Bethel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Robersonville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Pinetops
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Whitakers
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitakers have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitakers
    • Whitakers is located in Edgecombe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 700 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitakers <3>
  • Battleboro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Fountain
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
    • Fountain is located in Pitt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain <3>
  • Macclesfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Shiloh Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shiloh Mills.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Shiloh Mills. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shiloh Mills.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Shiloh Mills. See our Newspapers Page for Shiloh Mills.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shiloh Mills ...

Looking for more information about Shiloh Mills? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Shiloh Mills, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Shiloh Mills.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Edgecombe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shiloh Mills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.