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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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Charleston County.

To see how the shape of South Carolina's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Charleston County: Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester & Georgetown.

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:

  • Charleston County     (The home county of Shiloh)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
    • Adams Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Canady Landing ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canady Landing
      • Canady Landing is located in Charleston County
    • Ravenel
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Hollywood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Meggett
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Wadmalaw Island
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Edisto Island
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Rockville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
      • Rockville is located in Charleston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
    • Johns Island
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Seabrook Island
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Kiawah Island
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Essex Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essex Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Village
      • Essex Village is located in Charleston County
  • Beaufort County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
    • Dale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lobeco
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Sheldon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Beaufort
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Seabrook
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Polk Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polk Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk Village
      • Polk Village is located in Beaufort County
    • Sangster Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sangster Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sangster Village
      • Sangster Village is located in Beaufort County
    • Yemassee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Burton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Fripp Island
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Laurel Bay
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Bay
      • Laurel Bay is located in Beaufort County
    • Port Royal
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Berkeley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
    • Ladson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Caromi Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caromi Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caromi Village
      • Caromi Village is located in Berkeley County
    • Camelot Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camelot Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
      • Camelot Village is located in Berkeley County
    • Goose Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hanahan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Highland Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
      • Highland Village is located in Berkeley County
    • Washington Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Town
      • Washington Town is located in Berkeley County
  • Colleton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
    • Jacksonboro
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Pond
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Ritter
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ritter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter
      • Ritter is located in Colleton County
    • Cottageville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Round O
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Drigger Crossroads
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drigger Crossroads
      • Drigger Crossroads is located in Colleton County
    • Edisto Beach
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edisto Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edisto Beach
      • Edisto Beach is located in Colleton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
    • Walterboro
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Sidney
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
      • Sidney is located in Colleton County
    • Canadys
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Sniders Crossroads
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sniders Crossroads
      • Sniders Crossroads is located in Colleton County
    • Ruffin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Dorchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
    • Flowertown Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowertown Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowertown Village
      • Flowertown Village is located in Dorchester County
    • Chandler Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chandler Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Village
      • Chandler Village is located in Dorchester County
    • Brownsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
      • Brownsville is located in Dorchester County
    • Summerville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Ridgeville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Dorchester
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Grover
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shiloh, see our County-by-County Page for 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 9 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 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. 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 first turn to 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to 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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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.

  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
  • Adams Run Baptist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Community Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Community Cemetery
  • Prices Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prices Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prices Cemetery
  • Buzzard Roost Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buzzard Roost Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buzzard Roost Cemetery
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
  • Haynes Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haynes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haynes Cemetery
  • Isaac Hayne Tomb
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Isaac Hayne Tomb have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Isaac Hayne Tomb
  • White Meeting Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Meeting Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Meeting Cemetery
  • White Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
  • Sanders Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanders Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanders Cemetery
  • Church Hill Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Church Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Church Hill Cemetery
  • Continue List   (154 more) ...
    • Round O Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Round O Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Round O Cemetery
    • Reeves Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reeves Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reeves Cemetery
    • Macedonia Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery

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.<5>

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.

  • Jacksonboro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Ashepoo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashepoo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashepoo
    • Ashepoo is located in Colleton County
  • Green Pond
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Ritter
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ritter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter
    • Ritter is located in Colleton County
  • Cottageville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Drawdy
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drawdy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawdy
    • Drawdy is located in Colleton County
  • White Hall
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
    • White Hall is located in Colleton County
  • Walterboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Hendersonville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hendersonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendersonville
    • Hendersonville is located in Colleton County
  • Dale
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ladson
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Summerville
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Ridgeville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Salkehatchie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salkehatchie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salkehatchie
      • Salkehatchie is located in Colleton County
    • Tomotley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tomotley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomotley
      • Tomotley is located in Beaufort County

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.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shiloh. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Charleston County: www.charlestoncounty.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

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 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.
<3>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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shiloh. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7443, Longitude: -80.3945       In this case, the coordinates for Shiloh have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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.




 

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