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:
35.1076, -89.3390
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 Fayette County<2>.
The county seat for Fayette County is located in Somerville. Somerville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north 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 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Shiloh Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shiloh Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Watkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Moody Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Moody Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Fredonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Fredonia Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Smiths Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Franklin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Mayos Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mayos Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayos Cemetery
- Shepherd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Shepherd Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Shepherd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Shepherd Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Jones Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Jones Chapel Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Chapel Cemetery
- Ambrose Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Ambrose Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrose Cemetery
- Asbury African American Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Asbury African American Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury African American Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Asbury African American Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Somerville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8722 <5>
- Asbury Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Asbury Chapel Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Asbury Chapel Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of Somerville.
- The Asbury Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Asbury Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8722 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Shiloh Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shiloh Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Forty Five
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forty Five is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Five
- Moscow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Williston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Williston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- La Grange
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- La Grange is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Grand Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Somerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Macon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Macon is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Michigan City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Slayden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Slayden is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Hickory Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hickory Valley is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Newcastle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newcastle is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcastle
- Rossville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Oakland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,669 people
- Elba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Elba is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Mount Pleasant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saulsbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Saulsbury is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Canadaville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Canadaville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadaville
- Piperton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Piperton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piperton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,128 people
- Hickory Withe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Withe is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Withe
- Atway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Atway is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atway
- Hudsonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hudsonville is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsonville
- Canaan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Canaan is located in Benton County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Collierville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cayce
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cayce is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
- Taska
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Taska is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taska
- Whiteville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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 Fayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shiloh Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Collierville
- La Grange
- Somerville
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 websites either 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 Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Fayette 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 #1270075 (Shiloh Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1270075 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: Fayette
- Est. Elev: 137 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Moscow SE
- Location given for Shiloh Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.1075886 Lon: -89.3389607
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including Fayette, 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 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. |
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