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. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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 ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shiloh Cemetery:
34.2660, -81.2862
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Fairfield County<2>.
The county seat for Fairfield County is located in Winnsboro. Winnsboro lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Shiloh Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shiloh Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Shiloh Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shiloh Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Peak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Peak Cemetery is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak Cemetery
- David Bounts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The David Bounts Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Bounts Cemetery
- Thomas Boyd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Thomas Boyd Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Boyd Cemetery
- Meetzer - Orris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Brick Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Cemetery
- Little River Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Little River Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Capers Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Capers Chapel Cemetery is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capers Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Capers Chapel Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Chapin.
- Stuck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Stuck Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuck Cemetery
- Jacob Eargle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Jacob Eargle Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob Eargle Cemetery
- Schmitz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gibson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Monticello Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Monticello Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Whites Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Whites Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Cemetery
- Pearson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Pearson Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson Cemetery
- Mann Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Mann Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mann Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Pomaria Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Pomaria Cemetery is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomaria Cemetery
- Threewits Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Threewits Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threewits Cemetery
- Bickley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Bickley Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley Cemetery
- Henry Eargle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Henry Eargle Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Eargle Cemetery
- Van Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Van Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 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:
- Jenkinsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rock Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rock Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Peak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Monticello
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Monticello is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Chapin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pomaria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Little Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- White Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Slighs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Slighs is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
- Lake Murray of Richland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ballentine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Cedar Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Creek is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Glymphville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glymphville is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymphville
- Sondleys ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sondleys is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sondleys
- Dutch Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dutch Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Village
- Blair
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Irmo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Irmo is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irmo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,734 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irmo <6>
- Winnsboro Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Winnsboro Mills is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro Mills
- Winnsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Prosperity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Adger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Adger is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adger
- Union
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Union is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
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 Fairfield County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shiloh Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chapin
- Irmo
- Irmo lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Shiloh Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Irmo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irmo
- Peak
- Prosperity
- Winnsboro
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Fairfield County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
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 #1237086 (Shiloh Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1237086 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Fairfield
- Est. Elev: 128 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Jenkinsville
- Location given for Shiloh Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.2659818 Lon: -81.2862062
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 South Carolina's counties, including Fairfield, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shiloh Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <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. |