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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Shiloh. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Shiloh to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Shiloh, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Shiloh (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Shiloh. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Shiloh is historic, it would have been located within present day Bastrop County.
To see how the shape of Texas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bastrop County: Caldwell, Fayette, Gonzales, Lee & Travis.
Below are the counties that are near Shiloh. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shiloh:
- Bastrop County (The home county of Shiloh)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Bastrop
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Phelan
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Phelan is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelan
- Wyldwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wyldwood is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyldwood
- Hills Prairie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hills Prairie is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Prairie
- Cedar Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Camp Swift
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Camp Swift is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Swift
- Red Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Upton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Upton is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Alum Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Alum Creek is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Creek
- Bateman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bateman is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bateman
- Rosanky
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Togo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Togo is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Togo
- McDade
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Pettytown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pettytown is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettytown
- Saint Johns Colony
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Johns Colony is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns Colony
- Lytton Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lytton Springs is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton Springs
- Dale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elm Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elm Grove is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
- Taylorsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Taylorsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Delhi
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Delhi is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
- McMahan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- McMahan is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMahan
- Mendoza
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mendoza is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendoza
- Niederwald
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Niederwald is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niederwald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Lockhart
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Seawillow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Seawillow is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawillow
- Tilmon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tilmon is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilmon
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Kirtley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kirtley is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirtley
- Stellar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stellar is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stellar
- Cistern
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cistern is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cistern
- Former names for Cistern:
- Cockrell's Hill
- Milton
- Whiteside's Prairie
- West Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Colony
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Colony is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Muldoon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Plum
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Warda
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Gonzales County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Waelder
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sandy Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sandy Fork is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Fork
- Harwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hays County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Goforth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Goforth is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goforth
- Buda
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hays
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hays is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Kyle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Flatrock Ford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Flatrock Ford is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock Ford
- Mountain City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mountain City is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Knobbs Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Knobbs Springs is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobbs Springs
- Serbin ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Serbin is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serbin
- Blue
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Blue is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
- Fedor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fedor is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedor
- Giddings
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lincoln
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Travis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Garfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Webberville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elroy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Elroy is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
- Littig
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Littig is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littig
- Del Valle
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pilot Knob
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pilot Knob is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Manor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Daffan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Daffan is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daffan
- Carl
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Carl is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Creedmoor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Manda ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Manda is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manda
- New Sweden
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- New Sweden is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
- Austin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Coupland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Beyersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Beyersville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beyersville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shiloh, see our County-by-County Page for Shiloh.
Cemeteries Near Shiloh ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shiloh.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Shiloh - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shiloh covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Trigg Cemetery
- The Trigg Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2249890 <3>
- Pleasant Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Walker - Watson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wolfenberger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wrights Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Meridith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lower Cedar Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lentz Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hendrix Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Upper Cedar Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- New Red Rock Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Turner Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (183 more) ...
- Smith Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Young Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Old Red Rock Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Shiloh in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shiloh.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Bastrop
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hills Prairie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hills Prairie is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Prairie
- Cedar Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Red Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Upton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Upton is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Alum Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Alum Creek is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Creek
- Sayersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sayersville is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayersville
- Webberville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Lytton Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lytton Springs is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton Springs
- String Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- String Prairie is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for String Prairie
- Dale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Taylorsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Taylorsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Smithville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- McDade
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shiloh. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shiloh.
Newspapers Published in Shiloh ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 291 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shiloh.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shiloh, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shiloh.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Shiloh:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Bastrop County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caldwell County
- Fayette County
- Gonzales County
- Hays County
- Lee County
- Travis County
- Williamson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Shiloh, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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- Shiloh) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |