Our Genealogy Helper
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Shiloh is located in Rutherford County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Rutherford County: Buncombe, Burke, Cleveland, Henderson, McDowell, Polk, Cherokee (SC) & Spartanburg (SC).
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:
- Rutherford County (The home county of Shiloh)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Bakersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bakersville is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
- Holly Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Springs is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Alexander Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Alexander Mills is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Mills
- Rutherfordton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Spindale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Forest City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Mush
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sandy Mush is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Mush
- Ruth
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ruth is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Harris
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Harris is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Bostic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Concord
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Caroleen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Caroleen is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroleen
- Henrietta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Henrietta is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Buncombe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Fairview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgecrest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Black Mountain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Brindletown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Brindletown is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindletown
- Rollins ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rollins is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Camp Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Camp Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Ramsey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ramsey is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Parkhill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Parkhill is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkhill
- Enola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Enola is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Shoups Ford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shoups Ford is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoups Ford
- Glen Alpine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Salem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Salem is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Cliffside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cliffside is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
- Byersville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Byersville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville
- Mooresboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mooresboro is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Boiling Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lattimore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lattimore is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- New House
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- New House is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New House
- Flint Hill ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Flint Hill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Kingstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Kingstown is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Polkville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Polkville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Campcall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Campcall is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campcall
- Erwinsville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
- Dover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dover is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Delight
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Delight is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
- Gaston County
- Dellview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dellview is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellview
- Population from the 2010 Census: 13 people
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Bat Cave
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Baxter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Baxter is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Saluda
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bearwallow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bearwallow is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Dana
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dana is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Upward
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Upward is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upward
- Gerton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Flat Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- U-No
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- U-No is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for U-No
- Zirconia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Barker Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Barker Heights is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Heights
- Carolina Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Carolina Village is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Village
- Claremont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Claremont is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- North Brook ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Brook is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brook
- Hulls Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
- Laurel Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Vein Mountain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Vein Mountain is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vein Mountain
- Mountain Home ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mountain Home is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Sugar Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sugar Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Glenwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Glenwood is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Patten
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Patten is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patten
- Providence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Providence is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Lackey Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lackey Town is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey Town
- Moffitt Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Moffitt Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt Hill
- West Marion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- West Marion is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Marion
- Marion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Old Fort
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenlee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Greenlee is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Nebo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Mill Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Columbus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lynn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lynn is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Tryon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Melrose
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Melrose is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Cherokee County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Chesnee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Macedonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Macedonia is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Gaffney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Gaffney
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- East Gaffney is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaffney
- Blacksburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Gowensville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gowensville is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowensville
- Highland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Highland is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- O'Neal
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- O'Neal is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal
- Merrittsville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Merrittsville is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrittsville
- Greer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greer is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,316 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greer <1>
- Tigerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spartanburg County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Brooklyn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brooklyn is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Fingerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mayo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Landrum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Landrum is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,725 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Landrum <1>
- Boiling Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Campobello
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gramling
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Inman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Inman is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inman <1>
- Cowpens
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cowpens is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,465 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowpens <1>
- Inman Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Inman Mills is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman Mills
- Converse
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Southern Shops
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
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.
- Grays Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Kistlers Chapel UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Springs Holiness Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tanners Grove United Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sunset Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Poors Ford Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Spindale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cool Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Paul AME Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove UMC Cemetery
- The Pleasant Grove UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48458 <2>
- Continue List (370 more) ...
- Wells Springs UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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.
- Rutherfordton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Forest City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sandy Springs is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
- Mack ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mack is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
- Bostic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brooklyn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brooklyn is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Henrietta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Henrietta is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Washburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Washburn is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Green Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Collinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Collinsville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Ellenboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- New Prospect
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Prospect is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fingerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cuba ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cuba is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Byersville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Byersville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville
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 38 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 17 miles [27.4 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 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Shiloh:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Rutherford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Buncombe County
- Burke County
- Cleveland County
- Gaston County
- Henderson County
- Lincoln County
- McDowell County
- Polk County
- Cherokee County
- Greenville County
- Spartanburg County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
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 '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- Shiloh) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |