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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. 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:   31.6656°   (31° 39' 56")

Lon:   -95.1145°   (-95° 6' 52")

The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Cherokee County<1>.

The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Rusk. Rusk lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Shiloh Cemetery .

Name Variations for Shiloh Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Shiloh Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Shiloh Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Harrison Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrison Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harrison Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
  • New Hope Community Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
  • Nelson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nelson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nelson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Nelson Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
  • Russell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Russell Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
  • Berryman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berryman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berryman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Berryman Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
  • Green Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Green Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
  • Bradford Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bradford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bradford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bradford Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
  • Salem Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
  • Mosley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mosley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mosley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mosley Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
  • Box Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Box Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Box Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Box Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
  • Hendrick Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hendrick Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hendrick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hendrick Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Old Palestine Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Russell Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Russell Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Parks Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Parks Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Holcomb Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holcomb Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holcomb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holcomb Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Selman Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Selman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Selman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Selman Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Cummings Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cummings Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cummings Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cummings Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Smith Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Weems Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weems Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weems Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Weems Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Cedar Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Berry Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berry Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Berry Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Sardis Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Easley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Easley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Easley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Easley Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Easley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Easley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Easley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Easley Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Kennedy Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kennedy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kennedy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kennedy Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Macedonia Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Cherokee County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Shiloh Cemetery.

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

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 Cherokee County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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:

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 #1376100  (Shiloh Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1376100 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: Alto
    • County: Cherokee         Elev: 105
    • Location given for GNIS #1376100 (Shiloh Cemetery)

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Cherokee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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: 31.6656, Longitude: -95.1145    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<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.
<7>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.




 

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