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:
35.5842, -89.7356
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 Tipton County<2>.
The county seat for Tipton County is located in Covington. Covington lies just to the east southeast 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 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Shiloh Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shiloh Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Walton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Walton Cemetery is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton Cemetery
- Smyrna Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Lebanon Cemetery is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
- Indian Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Indian Creek Cemetery is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek Cemetery
- R.H. Munford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The R.H. Munford Cemetery is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for R.H. Munford Cemetery
- The R.H. Munford Cemetery has also been known as:
- Munford Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #873066 <5>
- Avery Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Avery Cemetery is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery Cemetery
- Leighs Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Leighs Chapel Cemetery is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leighs Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Leighs Chapel Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Covington.
- Green Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- The Green Cemetery has also been known as:
- Green Cemetery
- Mack Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #12619 <5>
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bates Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Samuels Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Towson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Towson Cemetery is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towson Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- New Hope Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The New Hope Baptist Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Baptist Cemetery
- The New Hope Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Hope Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #16283 <5>
- Dickens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Dickens Cemetery is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens Cemetery
- Morrison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Morrison Cemetery is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Cemetery
- Old Fulton Road Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Ravenscroft Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Ravenscroft Cemetery is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft Cemetery
- Tipton Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tipton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Tipton Cemetery is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Cemetery
- Garden of Everlasting Life
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- El Canaan MB Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The El Canaan MB Church Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Canaan MB Church Cemetery
- The El Canaan MB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- El Canaan Cemetery
- Elcanaan Cemetery
- Elcanaan MB Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11680 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Garland
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Garland is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Bride
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bride is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bride
- Burlison
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Detroit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Detroit is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
- Gilt Edge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gilt Edge is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilt Edge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Covington
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fort Pillow
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fort Pillow is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pillow
- Brighton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fulton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fulton is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Randolph
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Glimp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glimp is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glimp
- Munford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Idaville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Idaville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Henning
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Luckett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Luckett is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luckett
- Atoka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Drummonds
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ashport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ashport is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashport
- Durhamville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Durhamville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durhamville
- Wilkinsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wilkinsville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinsville
- Rosemark
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rosemark is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemark
- Ripley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Arp
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Arp is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
- Osceola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Osceola is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,576 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola <6>
- Driver
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Driver is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver
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 Tipton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shiloh Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Covington
- Munford
- Osceola
- Randolph
- Ripley
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Tipton 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 #1270080 (Shiloh Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1270080 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: Tipton
- Est. Elev: 117 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Covington
- Location given for Shiloh Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.5842473 Lon: -89.7356361
- 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 Tipton, 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 obstructions 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. |