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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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 Montgomery County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Montgomery County: Butler, Clark, Darke, Greene, Miami, Preble & Warren.
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:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Shiloh)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Northridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Northridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Fort McKinley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fort McKinley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McKinley
- Deerpark Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Deerpark Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerpark Village
- Northview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Northview is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
- Riverdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Riverdale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Stillwater Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stillwater Junction is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater Junction
- Hooks Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hooks Corner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Corner
- Vandalia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dayton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Trotwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Englewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Drexel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Drexel is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
- Post Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Post Town is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Town
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Poast Town Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Poast Town Heights is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town Heights
- Poast Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Poast Town is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town
- Astoria
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Astoria is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
- Middletown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Jacksonburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonburg is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- South Middletown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- South Middletown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Middletown
- Miltonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Miltonville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonville
- Monroe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Trenton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Mile
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Mile is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile
- Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
- Somerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kyles
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Kyles is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles
- Overpeck
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Overpeck is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overpeck
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Christiansburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Paris
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Millerstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Millerstown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Westville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Westville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Carysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carysville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysville
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Crystal Lakes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Park Layne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Park Layne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Layne
- New Carlisle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Holiday Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Holiday Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Valley
- Enon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Green Meadows
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Green Meadows is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Dodo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dodo is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodo
- Donnelsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Donnelsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Limestone City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Limestone City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone City
- North Hampton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- North Hampton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Dialton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dialton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialton
- Lawrenceville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrenceville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Green Hedges
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Green Hedges is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hedges
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- New Burlington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Burlington is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Burlington
- North Kingman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Kingman is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingman
- Port William
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Port William is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port William
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Darke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Gordon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gordon is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Pitsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ithaca
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ithaca is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Arcanum
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Castine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Castine is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Abbottsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Abbottsville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsville
- Gettysburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gettysburg is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Poplar Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Ridge is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Savona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Savona is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savona
- Fort Jefferson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Jefferson is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Jefferson
- Wayne Lakes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wayne Lakes is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Wayne Lakes has also been known as:
- Wayne Lakes Park
- New Madison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Greenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Fairborn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Beavercreek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bellbrook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Trebein
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Trebein is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trebein
- Trebein has also been known as:
- Beaver Station
- Beaver
- Frost Station
- Pickeneyville
- Pinckneyvile
- Pinewood Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pinewood Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
- Yellow Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Xenia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Wilberforce
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Roxanna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Roxanna is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxanna
- Clifton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cedarville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- New Jasper
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Jasper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jasper
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Ginghamsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ginghamsburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginghamsburg
- Tipp City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Garland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garland is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Kessler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kessler is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler
- West Milton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ludlow Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ludlow Falls is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Potsdam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Potsdam is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Troy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Laura
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alcony
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alcony is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcony
- Casstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Covington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Preble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Verona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ingomar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ingomar is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- Euphemia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Euphemia is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euphemia
- Lewisburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- West Alexandria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Gratis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Eaton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- West Manchester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- West Elkton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Eldorado
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Eldorado is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Camden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- New Hope is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Lake Lakengren
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lake Lakengren is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lakengren
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Riverside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Lockington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lockington is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Dawson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dawson is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Russia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Five Points
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Five Points is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Franklin
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Kenricksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Kenricksville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenricksville
- Springboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Corwin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Waynesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hunter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hunter is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Red Lion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Red Lion is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Greentree Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Greentree Corners is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Corners
- Harveysburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Harveysburg is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Lebanon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hageman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hageman is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hageman
- Shadow Lake Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Shadow Lake Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Lake Village
- Williams County
- Franklin
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Franklin is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
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)
- Florence Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ft. McKinley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Willow View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dayton Memorial Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Friends Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Daniel Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cooks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ehrstine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lower Stillwater Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Stillwater Cemetery
- The Lower Stillwater Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dunker Church Cemetery
- Old German Baptist Cemetery
- Old Order Cemetery
- Salem Bend Brethren Cemetery
- Polk Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk Grove Cemetery
- The Polk Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Maple Grove Cemetery
- Polk Cemetery
- Polk Grove UCC Cemetery
- Continue List (534 more) ...
- House of Jacob Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Booher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.
- Spanker
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Spanker is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanker
- Stillwater Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stillwater Junction is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater Junction
- Little York
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Little York is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Taylorsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Taylorsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsburg
- Trotwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dayton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vandalia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kinsey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kinsey is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
- Tadmor ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tadmor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Amity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Amity is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sulphur Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Grove
- Ginghamsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ginghamsburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginghamsburg
- Airhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Airhill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airhill
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 260 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 13 miles [20.9 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 Ohio
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Clinton County
- Darke County
- Greene County
- Miami County
- Preble County
- Shelby County
- Warren County
- Williams County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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'. |