A visit to the West 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 West Shiloh Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Shiloh Cemetery:
35.1493, -88.3842
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Shiloh Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The West Shiloh Cemetery is located in McNairy County<2>.
The county seat for McNairy County is located in Selmer. Selmer lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west of the West Shiloh Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the West Shiloh Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the West Shiloh Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Shiloh Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- The Shiloh Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18448 <5>
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Mt. Vinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Vinson Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vinson Cemetery
- Meeks Grove Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Meeks Grove Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks Grove Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Meeks Grove Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Meeks Grove Cemetery
- Meeks Grove Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #15576 <5>
- McKenzie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The McKenzie Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie Cemetery
- Chambers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Chambers Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Sugar Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sugar Hill Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill Cemetery
- Shiloh National Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ledbetter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ledbetter Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledbetter Cemetery
- Gilchrist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Gilchrist Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilchrist Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Sanders Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Pebble Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Pebble Hill Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Hill Cemetery
- Chambers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Chambers Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shady Grove Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Shiloh.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2151332 <5>
- Turner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Turner Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Shiloh.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #19569 <5>
- Phillips Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Dollar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Dollar Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar Cemetery
- Worley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Worley Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley Cemetery
- Rouse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Rouse Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouse Cemetery
- McWhirter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The McWhirter Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWhirter 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 West Shiloh Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Shiloh Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Shiloh
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stantonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Stantonville is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stantonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Hamburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hamburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Adamsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Crump
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Michie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nash Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nash Landing is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Landing
- Caffey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Caffey is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caffey
- Pyburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pyburn is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyburn
- Savannah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Purdy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Purdy is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Eastview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eastview is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Slab Town ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Slab Town is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Town
- New Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Town is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Leapwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Leapwood is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leapwood
- White Sulphur ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- White Sulphur is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur
- Selmer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Guys
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Guys is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Gibbs ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gibbs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs
- Bruton Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bruton Branch is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruton Branch
- Falcon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Falcon is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Paulks ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Paulks is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulks
- Sibley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sibley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Ramer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Grove ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Bethel Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 West Shiloh Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McNairy County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Shiloh Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adamsville
- Falcon
- Purdy
- Purdy lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the West Shiloh Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Purdy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Savannah
- Selmer
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 West Shiloh Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to McNairy 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 West Shiloh Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1308757 (West Shiloh Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1308757 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: McNairy
- Est. Elev: 146 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Stantonville
- Location given for West Shiloh Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.1492499 Lon: -88.3842086
- 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 McNairy, 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' (or 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- West 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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