Shiloh Cemetery (Historical Marker)

The Shiloh community developed along Lodi-Sutherland Springs Road. In 1886, J. H. James and others sold land to John P. Pritchett for a cemetery, although the land was already being used as a burial ground. Pritchett also later conveyed adjoining land to the Methodist Episcopal Church South and to Wilson County to establish Shiloh School. The earliest known burial here was Florence Price (d. 1884). James Madison Smith (d. 1905) served in the 2nd Florida Cavalry C.S.A. during the Civil War. The last known burial was Thomas McDonald in 1939. Today, Shiloh Cemetery features concrete, granite and marble headstones, unmarked graves, and interior fencing. It is a historic vestige of a rural Wilson County settlement.

Shiloh Cemetery is a historical marker in Sutherland Springs, Wilson County, dedicated in 2008. It is one of 46 historical markers documented in Wilson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 101 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 29.2202, -98.1075 near Sutherland Springs. The nearest cataloged historic site is Shiloh Cemetery (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Marcelina Community, Marcelina Cemetery, and Marcelina Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507016869. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.