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:
38.5046, -77.5055
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 Stafford County<2>.
The county seat for Stafford County is located in Stafford. Stafford lies just to the southeast 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 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Shiloh Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shiloh Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rockhill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Rockhill Cemetery is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill Cemetery
- Mt. Ararat Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Ararat Cemetery is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Ararat Cemetery
- Carver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Carver Cemetery is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver Cemetery
- Hidden Lake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hidden Lake Cemetery is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Lake Cemetery
- Stafford Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Hearts Delight Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hearts Delight Cemetery is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearts Delight Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hearts Delight Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southeast of Catlett.
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Lewis K. Knight Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Briggs - McDonald Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ramoth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Ramoth Cemetery is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramoth Cemetery
- Aquia Episcopal Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Aquia Episcopal Church Cemetery is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia Episcopal Church Cemetery
- The Aquia Episcopal Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Aquia Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49261 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Aquia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Aquia Cemetery is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia Cemetery
- Cedar Run Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hartwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Hartwood Cemetery is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwood Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Regester Chapel UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Regester Chapel UMC Cemetery is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regester Chapel UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Regester Chapel UMC Cemetery is located in Stafford.
- The Regester Chapel UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Register Chapel Cemetery
- Register Chapel UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1116627 <5>
- Timmons Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Haven Memory Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Quantico National Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Meadowood Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood Village
- King James Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- King James Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King James Village
- Hartwood Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hartwood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwood Village
- Cropp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cropp is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropp
- Aquia Harbour
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Aquia Harbour is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia Harbour
- Aquia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Aquia is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia
- Widewater Village at Stafford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kopp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kopp is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopp
- Hartwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stafford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Canterbury Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Canterbury Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Village
- Joplin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Joplin is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Combat Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Combat Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combat Village
- Storck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Storck is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storck
- Brent Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brent Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Town
- Stafford Lakes Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Berea
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Berea is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Triangle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dumfries
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Locust Hill is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Aden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Aden is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Northridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Northridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Quantico
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Chamberlain Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Chamberlain Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Village
- Montclair
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blackwell Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blackwell Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Town
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 Stafford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shiloh Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Berea
- Dumfries
- Quantico
- Stafford
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:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Stafford 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 #1749153 (Shiloh Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1749153 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: Stafford
- Est. Elev: 98 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Somerville
- Location given for Shiloh Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.5045683 Lon: -77.5055398
- 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 Stafford, 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |