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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:

31.2149, -97.2764

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 Bell County<2>.

The county seat for Bell County is located in Belton. Belton lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the southwest 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 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Shiloh Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shiloh Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Roberts Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Roberts Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
  • Old Troy Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • Pendleton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Pendleton Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton Cemetery
  • Belfalls Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Beulah Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Beulah Cemetery is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
  • Cedar Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Cedar Creek Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
    • The Hillcrest Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Temple City Cemetery
  • Theo Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Theo Cemetery is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theo Cemetery
  • Moore Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Moore Cemetery is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Naler Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Naler Cemetery is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naler Cemetery
    • Lancaster Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Lancaster Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Cemetery
    • Jena Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Jena Cemetery is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena Cemetery
    • Cox Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Cox Cemetery is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
    • Perry Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Perry Cemetery is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
    • Alexander Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Alexander Cemetery is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
    • Bellwood Memorial Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Little Flock Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Little Flock Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Flock Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Flock Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Temple.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4866 <5>
    • Union Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Murphy Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Murphy Cemetery is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery

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:

  • Troy
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Pendleton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Blevins
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Blevins is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
  • Eddy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Oenaville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Oenaville is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oenaville
  • Bruceville - Eddy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Bruceville - Eddy is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville - Eddy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
  • Bruceville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Temple
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Durango
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Durango is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durango
  • Moody
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Moody is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,433 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody <6>
  • Mooreville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Mooreville is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
  • Morgan's Point Resort
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Westphalia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Westphalia is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
    • Moffat
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Moffat is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffat
    • Ocker
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Ocker is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocker
    • Lorena
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Lorena is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorena
    • Heidenheimer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Barclay
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Barclay is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
    • Chilton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Cyclone
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Cyclone is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
    • Lott
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • North Prairie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • North Prairie is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
    • Belton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Golinda
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Golinda is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golinda
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
    • The Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • The Grove is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Grove

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 Bell County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shiloh Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Belton
  • Lorena
    • Lorena lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Shiloh Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lorena.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorena
  • Moody
    • Moody lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Shiloh Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Moody.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
  • Temple
    • Temple lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Shiloh Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Temple.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple

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 Texas:
  • Pages specific to Bell 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 #1368154  (Shiloh Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1368154 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: Bell
      • Est. Elev: 186 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Troy
      • Location given for Shiloh Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.2148975     Lon: -97.2763925
      • 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 Texas' counties, including Bell, 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 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.