Shiloh, Georgia

Shiloh is a city on the northeastern edge of Harris County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Columbus, Georgia–Alabama metropolitan statistical area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 402.<ref name="Census 2010">Template:Cite webTemplate:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore</ref>

History

A post office called Shiloh was established in 1874.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The community was named after the local Shiloh Baptist Church, which in turn took its name from Shiloh, a place mentioned in the Hebrew Bible.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Shiloh in 1961.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Geography

Shiloh is located in the northeast corner of Harris County along Alternate U.S. Route 27, which leads southwest Template:Convert to Columbus and north Template:Convert to Warm Springs. Georgia State Route 85 runs east of the city, leading northeast Template:Convert to Manchester. Georgia State Route 116 intersects Alternate U.S. Route 27 in the city, leading east Template:Convert to Woodland and west Template:Convert to Hamilton. Atlanta is Template:Convert by road to the northeast. The city is located in the Piedmont region of the state.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Shiloh has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert, or 1.19%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

Demographics

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The William and Ann Copeland Jr. House is located near Shiloh. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.

As of the census<ref name="GR2">Template:Cite web</ref> of 2000, there were 423 people, 158 households, and 127 families residing in the city. By the 2020 census, its population was 402.

See also

• List of cities in Georgia (U.S. state)
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Harris County, Georgia