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. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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:
37.0593, -77.3886
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Prince George County<2>.
. Prince George lies 12 miles [19.3 km]
<3> to the north northeast of the Shiloh Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shiloh Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Shiloh Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shiloh Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Confederate Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Confederate Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confederate Cemetery
- Garys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Garys Cemetery is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garys Cemetery
- Rowanta Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Rowanta Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta Cemetery
- Little Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Little Zion Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Zion Cemetery
- Little Mount Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Little Mount Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Mount Cemetery
- Loving Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Loving Union Cemetery is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loving Union Cemetery
- Poplar Grove National Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Union Branch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Branch Cemetery is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Branch Cemetery
- Southlawn Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Southlawn Memorial Park is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southlawn Memorial Park
- St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Dinwiddie Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Dinwiddie Memorial Park is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinwiddie Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dinwiddie Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50042 <5>
- Smiths Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Smiths Grove Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Ampy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Ampy Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampy Cemetery
- Peagram Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Peagram Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peagram Cemetery
- Sappony Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Sappony Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sappony Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Olive Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Olive Branch Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Olive Branch Baptist Church Cemetery is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188926 <5>
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
- Wittbuish Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Wittbuish Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittbuish Cemetery
- Boisseau Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Boisseau Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boisseau Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Shiloh Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shiloh Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rowanta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- Talpa ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Talpa is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
- Derby ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Stony Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Waldemar ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
- Maitland Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Laird ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Laird is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
- Grant Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Sussex
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sussex is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Addison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Petersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ettrick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Matoaca
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
- Colonial Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bollinger Estates
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bollinger Estates is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bollinger Estates
- Sutherland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Braebrook Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Braebrook Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braebrook Village
- Yale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Yale is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Newville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Newville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Waverly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Borthwick ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Borthwick is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borthwick
- Jarratt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hopewell
(17 miles [27.4 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 Prince George County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shiloh Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Hopewell
- Petersburg
- Waverly
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 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 Virginia:
- Pages specific to Prince George County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
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 #1739948 (Shiloh Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1739948 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Prince George
- Est. Elev: 48 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Carson
- Location given for Shiloh Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.0593167 Lon: -77.38859
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Prince George, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Shiloh Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <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. |
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