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Welcome to Siloam ...

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

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

Siloam would have been located within present day Gallia County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Siloam, you might consider that their post office opened in 1912.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Siloam is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Siloam was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Siloam was located: 740 & 220<4>

Communities Also Named Siloam ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Siloam - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ontario (3), Tennessee (2), Texas (3), Virginia and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Siloam.

Websites for Siloam ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.galliacounty.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Siloam, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Siloam ...

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

  • Point Pleasant
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Gallipolis
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Oak Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • South Webster
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Rio Grande
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Crown City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Crown City is located in Gallia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
  • Henderson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Vinton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Wilkesville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
  • Cheshire
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cheshire is located in Gallia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people

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 Siloam. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Siloam.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Siloam. 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 Siloam.

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

Adding Siloam to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Siloam in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Siloam was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Siloam post office opened in 1912. The Siloam post office closed in 1928.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Siloam.

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 Siloam, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Gallia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Siloam - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the Siloam area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Siloam area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/