Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
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 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.
Shiloh is located in Limestone County.
To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Limestone County: Falls, Freestone, Hill, Leon, McLennan, Navarro & Robertson.
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:
- Limestone County (The home county of Shiloh)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Fallon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallon
- Fallon is located in Limestone County
- Mexia
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Groesbeck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lost Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Prairie
- Lost Prairie is located in Limestone County
- Personville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Personville
- Personville is located in Limestone County
- Tehuacana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Farrar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
- Farrar is located in Limestone County
- Frosa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frosa
- Frosa is located in Limestone County
- Coolidge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coolidge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolidge
- Coolidge is located in Limestone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coolidge <1>
- Thornton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Delia ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Delia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delia
- Delia is located in Limestone County
- Prairie Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Hill
- Prairie Hill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie Hill <1>
- Falls County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Otto
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Otto is located in Falls County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otto <1>
- Stranger
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stranger
- Stranger is located in Falls County
- Perry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Perry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Perry is located in Falls County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <1>
- Freestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Cotton Gin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Teague
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teague have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
- Teague is located in Freestone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teague <1>
- Freestone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
- Freestone is located in Freestone County
- Wortham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wortham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham
- Wortham is located in Freestone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,007 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wortham <1>
- Kirvin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Donie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dew
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dew
- Dew is located in Freestone County
- Fairfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Streetman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Stewards Mill ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stewards Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewards Mill
- Stewards Mill is located in Freestone County
- Lanely
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lanely. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanely
- Lanely is located in Freestone County
- Turlington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlington
- Turlington is located in Freestone County
- Hill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Hubbard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
- Hubbard is located in Hill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,418 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hubbard <1>
- Mount Calm
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Calm have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Calm
- Mount Calm is located in Hill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Calm <1>
- Leon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Newby
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newby
- Newby is located in Leon County
- Buffalo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jewett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Marquez
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Concord
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- McLennan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Mart
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mart
- Mart is located in McLennan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,983 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mart <1>
- Hallsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsburg
- Hallsburg is located in McLennan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Elk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
- Elk is located in McLennan County
- Riesel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riesel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riesel
- Riesel is located in McLennan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,049 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riesel <1>
- Axtell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Navarro County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shiloh, with the one closest to Shiloh listed first.
- Pursley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pursley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pursley
- Pursley is located in Navarro County
- Richland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Richland is located in Navarro County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Dawson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Dawson is located in Navarro County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 798 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawson <1>
- Purdon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Angus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
- Angus is located in Navarro County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
- Mustang
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mustang have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang
- Mustang is located in Navarro County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Navarro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navarro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarro
- Navarro is located in Navarro County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Navarro Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarro Mills
- Navarro Mills is located in Navarro County
- Silver City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Silver City is located in Navarro County
- Spring Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Spring Hill is located in Navarro County
- Eureka
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Eureka is located in Navarro County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Oak Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley
- Oak Valley is located in Navarro County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
- Robertson County
- Seale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seale
- Seale is located in Robertson County
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
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.
- Plummers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plummers Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plummers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Doyle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Doyle Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Doyle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Springfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springfield Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Grove Island Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grove Island Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grove Island Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Forest Glade Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Glade Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Glade Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mexia City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mexia City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mexia City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Mexia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1979262 <4>
- Oak Island Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Island Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Island Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Ft. Parker Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Parker Memorial Park
- The Ft. Parker Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Ft. Parker Memorial Cemetery
- Glenwood Cemetery
- Lewisville Cemetery
- Union Burial Ground
- Faulkenberry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Faulkenberry Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Faulkenberry Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<5> to the northwest of Groesbeck.
- Spillers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spillers Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spillers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (172 more) ...
- Dancer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dancer Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dancer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Lindley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lindley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lindley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Lone Star Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Star Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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.<6>
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.
- Prairie Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
- Prairie Grove is located in Limestone County
- Mexia
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Groesbeck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Gin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Personville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Personville
- Personville is located in Limestone County
- Horn Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horn Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Hill
- Horn Hill is located in Limestone County
- Tehuacana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wortham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wortham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham
- Wortham is located in Freestone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,007 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wortham <1>
- Farrar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
- Farrar is located in Limestone County
- Luna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
- Luna is located in Freestone County
- Frosa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frosa
- Frosa is located in Limestone County
- Thornton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kirk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
- Kirk is located in Limestone County
- Oletha
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oletha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oletha
- Oletha is located in Limestone County
- Rodney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rodney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Rodney is located in Navarro County
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 37 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]<5>. 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 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 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 Limestone County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Falls County
- Freestone County
- Hill County
- Leon County
- McLennan County
- Navarro County
- Robertson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shiloh. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<2> | 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. |
<3> | 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. |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shiloh) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shiloh. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6118, Longitude: -96.4536 In this case, the coordinates for Shiloh have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<6> | 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. |