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Shiloh

Ghost town · Montgomery County, North Carolina

Troy quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:62,500)
Troy quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Shiloh is a ghost town in Montgomery County, North Carolina. It is the only former community in Montgomery County recorded on the federal names register, out of 280 across North Carolina.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Shiloh as a historical populated place on the Lovejoy topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 35.3893° N, 79.9162° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLovejoy
Elevation611 ft
Nearest living townTroy, NC
Distance to it2.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1957822
Coordinates35.38931, -79.91616

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What's there now

Shiloh is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Troy, NC (population 2,905), about 2.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 611 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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