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Welcome to Shiloh ...

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.

Shiloh was located

Shiloh would have been located within present day Bastrop County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Shiloh is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Shiloh was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Shiloh ...

While we believe that this Shiloh is located in Bastrop County, we know of another 9 Texas communities named Shiloh. Those communities are located in the following counties: Dallas, Denton, Erath, Gregg, Lavaca, Leon, Liberty, Limestone and Williamson County.

Beyond Texas, there are 101 communities that are also named Shiloh - they are located in Alabama (7), Arkansas (10), California, Florida (3), Georgia (6), Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana (3), Maine, Maryland (3), Michigan, Mississippi (4), Missouri, New Jersey (2), North Carolina (5), Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina (7), South Dakota, Tennessee (11), Utah, Virginia (6) and West Virginia (3).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Shiloh.

Communities near Shiloh ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Shiloh.

  • Elgin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Elgin is located in Bastrop County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,756 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <4>
  • Bastrop
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Smithville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Mustang Ridge
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Mustang Ridge is located in Bastrop County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang Ridge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,001 people
  • Webberville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • 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

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Shiloh. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shiloh.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Shiloh. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shiloh.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Shiloh. See our Newspapers Page for Shiloh.

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>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Bastrop, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shiloh - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.