Shiloh, Indiana
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|settlement_type = Unincorporated community
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|subdivision_name2 = Sullivan
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|subdivision_name3 = Cass
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|timezone = Eastern (EST)
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|coordinates = {{coord|39|02|20|N|87|17|33|W|region:US-IN|display=inline,title}}
|elevation_footnotes = {{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=2016-09-28|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=United States Geological Survey|date=October 25, 2007}}
|elevation_m = 173
|elevation_ft = 568
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|postal_code = 47848
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Shiloh is an unincorporated community in southern Cass Township, Sullivan County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.{{cite web | url = {{GNIS3|443380}} | title = Shiloh, Indiana | work = Geographic Names Information System | publisher = United States Geological Survey | accessdate = August 5, 2017}}
The community is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
The community was likely named after the biblical city of Shiloh.{{cite book|last=Baker|first=Ronald L.|title=From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History|url=https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake|url-access=registration|date=October 1995|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-32866-3|page=[https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake/page/300 300]|quote=Shiloh, a biblical name...}}
Geography
Shiloh is located at {{coord|39|02|20|N|87|17|33|W|type:city}}.
Notable residents
- Arcturus Z. Conrad, author, pastor, theologian
- Richard Byrd, athlete
References
{{Sullivan County, Indiana}}
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Sullivan County, Indiana
Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana
Category:Terre Haute metropolitan area
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