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A visit to the Shiloh Cemetery ...


The location of the Shiloh Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shiloh Cemetery

Lat:   39.2173°   (39° 13' 2")

Lon:   -79.8509°   (-79° 51' 3")

The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Barbour County<2>.

The county seat for Barbour County is located in Philippi. Philippi lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Shiloh Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 West Virginia:
  • Pages specific to Barbour County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Shiloh Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 28 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.

    • Kalamazoo
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
      • Kalamazoo is located in Barbour County
    • Sandy ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
      • Sandy is located in Taylor County
    • Clemtown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clemtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemtown
      • Clemtown is located in Barbour County
    • Arden
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
      • Arden is located in Barbour County
    • Vannoys Mill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vannoys Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannoys Mill
      • Vannoys Mill is located in Barbour County
    • Knottsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
      • Knottsville is located in Taylor County
    • Stone House ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone House have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House
      • Stone House is located in Taylor County
    • Pleasant Creek ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Creek
      • Pleasant Creek is located in Barbour County
    • Montrose
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montrose have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
      • Montrose is located in Randolph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
    • Thornton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
      • Thornton is located in Taylor County
    • Yates ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
      • Yates is located in Taylor County
    • Newburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Continue List   (16 more) ...
      • Philippi
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Calhoun
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calhoun have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
        • Calhoun is located in Barbour County
      • Macomber
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macomber have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomber
        • Macomber is located in Preston County
      • Webster
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
        • Webster is located in Taylor County
      • Wellington Heights
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington Heights
        • Wellington Heights is located in Barbour County
      • Union
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
        • Union is located in Barbour County
      • Valley Bend
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Parsons
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Grafton
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • West Grafton
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Grafton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grafton
        • West Grafton is located in Taylor County
      • Adaland
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaland
        • Adaland is located in Barbour County
      • Berryburg
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryburg
        • Berryburg is located in Barbour County
      • Pleasant Run
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
        • Pleasant Run is located in Tucker County
      • Rowlesburg
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Tunnelton
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Fetterman
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetterman
        • Fetterman is located in Taylor County

    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 Barbour County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shiloh Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Shiloh Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shiloh Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Mt. Cassell Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Cassell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Cassell Cemetery is located in Barbour County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Cassell Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Barbour County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Knottsville Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Welch Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Welch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Welch Cemetery is located in Barbour County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Welch Cemetery
    • Olive Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olive Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Olive Hill Cemetery is located in Barbour County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olive Hill Cemetery
    • Bolyard Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bolyard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bolyard Cemetery is located in Preston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bolyard Cemetery
    • Red Oak Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Red Oak Cemetery is located in Preston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Oak Cemetery
    • Nazareth Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nazareth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nazareth Cemetery is located in Preston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nazareth Cemetery
    • Wesley Chapel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wesley Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wesley Chapel Cemetery is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesley Chapel Cemetery
    • Sayre Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sayre Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sayre Cemetery is located in Barbour County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sayre Cemetery
    • Taylor Drain Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Drain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Taylor Drain Cemetery is located in Barbour County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Drain Cemetery
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Limestone Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Limestone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Limestone Cemetery is located in Tucker County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Limestone Cemetery
      • Knotts Family Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knotts Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Knotts Family Cemetery is located in Preston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knotts Family Cemetery
      • Hunt Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hunt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hunt Cemetery is located in Preston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunt Cemetery
      • Bethel Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Preston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Norris Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Norris Cemetery is located in Barbour County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norris Cemetery
      • Masonic Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • The Masonic Cemetery is located in Barbour County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Masonic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Philippi.
        • The Masonic Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Philippi Masonic Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Masonic Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188923 <6>
      • Silent Grove Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silent Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Silent Grove Cemetery is located in Barbour County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silent Grove Cemetery
      • Leading Creek Primitive Baptist Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leading Creek Primitive Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Leading Creek Primitive Baptist Cemetery is located in Randolph County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leading Creek Primitive Baptist Cemetery
      • Bethel Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Tucker County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Watkins Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Watkins Cemetery is located in Preston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watkins Cemetery
      • Blackwood Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blackwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Blackwood Cemetery is located in Preston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackwood Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 #1697175  (Shiloh Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1697175 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Colebank
      • County: Barbour         Elev: 509
      • Location given for GNIS #1697175 (Shiloh Cemetery)

    The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

    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 West Virginia's counties, including Barbour, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Shiloh Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2173, Longitude: -79.8509       In this case, the coordinates for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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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