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:
36.3120, -85.1866
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 Overton County<2>.
The county seat for Overton County is located in Livingston. Livingston lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northwest 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 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Shiloh Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shiloh Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Allred Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Allred Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allred Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Falling Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Speck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Speck Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speck Cemetery
- The Speck Cemetery has also been known as:
- Three Rivers Cemetery
- Honey Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sells Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Sells Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sells Cemetery
- The Sells Cemetery has also been known as:
- Henry Sells Cemetery
- Hayter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hayter Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayter Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Carr Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Carr Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr Cemetery
- Hammock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hammock Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammock Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Copeland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Copeland Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Bilbrey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bilbrey Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bilbrey Cemetery
- Oakley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Oakley Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley Cemetery
- France Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The France Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for France Cemetery
- Hanging Limb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hanging Limb Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb Cemetery
- Wilder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilder Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder Cemetery
- Davidson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Davidson Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Ferrill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Ferrill Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrill Cemetery
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]<3> of the Shiloh Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shiloh Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Hanging Limb
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Wilder
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilder is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Beaver Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Oak Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Lovejoy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Obey City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Obey City is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
- Garretts Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Garretts Mill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Mill
- Livingston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grimsley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Monterey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Clarkrange
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Free Communion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Free Communion is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Communion
- Little Crab
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Jeremiah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Duncan's Chapel is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan's Chapel
- Taylors Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Taylors Crossroads is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Crossroads
- Bangham Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bangham Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangham Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 504 people
- Oakley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oakley is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Grey ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grey is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey
- Algood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shennon Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
- Jamestown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Avoton ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Avoton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoton
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 Overton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shiloh Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Jamestown
- Livingston
- Monterey
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Overton 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 #1270083 (Shiloh Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1270083 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: Overton
- Est. Elev: 268 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Crawford
- Location given for Shiloh Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3120093 Lon: -85.1866296
- 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 Overton, 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |