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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:

33.9402, -80.0401

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 Sumter County<2>.

The county seat for Sumter County is located in Sumter. Sumter lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the west 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 28 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Shiloh Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shiloh Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Asbury Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Asbury Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
  • Trinity UMC Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Trinity UMC Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity UMC Cemetery
  • Gibbons Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Gibbons Family Cemetery is located in Clarendon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbons Family Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gibbons Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Turbeville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2219034 <5>
  • Olanta Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Clarendon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
  • Rush Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Rush Cemetery is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Cemetery
  • Thomas Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Thomas Cemetery is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Thomas Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Olanta.
  • Olanta Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Olanta Cemetery is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olanta Cemetery
  • Campground Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Campground Cemetery is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campground Cemetery
  • St. James Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. James Cemetery is located in Clarendon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
  • Hawkins Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Cemetery
  • New Town Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The New Town Cemetery is located in Clarendon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town Cemetery
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
    • Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • New Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Mayesville Black River Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Bethany Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
    • Cartersville Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Cartersville Cemetery is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cartersville Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Cartersville.
    • Field Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Field Cemetery is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Cemetery
    • Sanders Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Sanders Cemetery is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
    • Cornerstone Ministries Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Floyd's Chapel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Floyd's Chapel Cemetery is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd's Chapel Cemetery
      • The Floyd's Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Floyd Chapel Pentecostal Holiness Church Cemetery
    • Piney Grove Church Cemetery (New)
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Piney Grove Church Cemetery (Old)
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Johns UMC Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The St. Johns UMC Cemetery is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns UMC Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Johns UMC Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Lake City.
    • Byrd Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Byrd Cemetery is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
    • Sansbury Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Old Midway Baptist Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Old Midway Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Midway Baptist Church Cemetery
      • The Old Midway Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hill Cemetery
      • Midway Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2469835 <5>

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:

  • Shiloh
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Shiloh is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
  • Turbeville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • New Zion
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Olanta
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Hobbs Crossroads
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hobbs Crossroads is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Crossroads
  • Sardinia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Lynchburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Gable
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Sardis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Sardis is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
  • Atkins
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Atkins is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
  • Union Crossroads
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Union Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads
  • Cartersville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Cartersville is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Mayesville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Terrell Crossroad
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Terrell Crossroad is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Crossroad
    • Cusac Crossroads
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Cusac Crossroads is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusac Crossroads
    • Moore Crossroads
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Moore Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Crossroads
    • Salem
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Salem is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Jones Crossroads
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jones Crossroads is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
    • Elliott
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Timmonsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Oswego
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Oswego is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
    • East Sumter
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • East Sumter is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumter
    • Lamar
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Lamar is located in Darlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <6>

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 Sumter County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shiloh Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 helpful 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 Sumter 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 #1244699  (Shiloh Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1244699 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: Sumter
      • Est. Elev: 37 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Turbeville
      • Location given for Shiloh Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.9401594     Lon: -80.0400728
      • 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 Sumter, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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.