A visit to the Shiloh Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Shiloh Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Shiloh Cemetery (FG ID #6893)
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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
Lat: 30.5083° (30° 30' 29")
Lon: -96.7822° (-96° 46' 55")
The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Burleson County<2>.
The county seat for Burleson County is located in Caldwell. Caldwell lies just to the east northeast of the Shiloh Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Shiloh Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shiloh Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Liberty Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Porters Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- San Antonio Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Masonic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Belltown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Old City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Catholic Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rowland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rollin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rollin Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rollin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Rollin Cemetery is located in Burleson County
- Black Jack Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Chriesman Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chriesman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jezek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hranice Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Beaird Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bird Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- New Tabor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- New Tabor Brethren Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Elizabeth Lutheran Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 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.
- San Antonio Prairie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Deanville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Caldwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chriesman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Old Dime Box
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dime Box
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Frenstat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cooks Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hicks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hicks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
- Hicks is located in Lee County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hicks
- From the Shiloh Cemetery to Hicks
- Tanglewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lexington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Milano
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milano have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milano
- Milano is located in Milam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milano <8>
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Lyons
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tunis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Loebau
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stone City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
- Stone City is located in Brazos County
- Rockdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Somerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Snook
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snook have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snook
- Snook is located in Burleson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snook <8>
- Merle ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Merle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merle
- Merle is located in Burleson County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Merle
- From the Shiloh Cemetery to Merle
- Gause
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
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 Burleson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shiloh Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Caldwell
- Gause
- Lexington
- Somerville
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 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 Texas:
- Pages specific to Burleson County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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 #1368151 (Shiloh Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1368151 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Chriesman
- County: Burleson Elev: 135
- Location given for GNIS #1368151 (Shiloh Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #6893
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Burleson, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Shiloh Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.5083, Longitude: -96.7822 |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<7> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Caldwell and Cooks Point. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
<8> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |