College Station in Brazos County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Shiloh Community

Photographed by Gregory Walker, March 8, 2017

1. Shiloh Community Marker

Inscription. Settled in the 1860s by Czech, German, and Polish immigrants, the Shiloh community was an area of large family farms. In addition to homes and farms, the settlement at one time boasted a community center, a two-room school, a vineyard, a mill, and a blacksmith shop.

The families of Shiloh community maintained a cooperative relationship, often helping each other with planting, harvesting, barn building, and other activities. In 1883, to coordinate assistance efforts and group purchases of farm supplies, they formed the Slavonic Agricultural and Benevolent Society, which still exists in reorganized form as the Shiloh Club. The community later was completely encompassed by the City of College Station.

Mrs. William G. Rector deeded land at this site to the local Methodist Church in 1870 for use as a community cemetery. The property later was acquired by the City of College Station, which established a larger city cemetery around the original Shiloh Graveyard. Although little remains of the Shiloh community, this cemetery serves as a reminder of a once-thriving settlement.

Erected 1991 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 8696.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1883.

Location.

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30° 36.292′ N, 96° 18.413′ W. Marker is in College Station, Texas, in Brazos County. It can be reached from the intersection of South Texas Avenue (State Highway 68) and Krenek Tap Road, on the right when traveling south. Marker is just inside the entrance to Memorial Cemetery of College Station. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2530 S Texas Ave, College Station TX 77840, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: College Station Cemetery (here, next to this marker); The Luke Patranella Memorial Center (within shouting distance of this marker); A & M College Consolidated Rural School (approx. 1.2 miles away); African American Education in College Station (approx. 1½ miles away); Colonel Joe T. Haney Field (approx. 1.8 miles away); Texas A&M Cadet Edwin O. Bellinger ’36 Memorial Bugle Stand (approx. 1.8 miles away); “The Spirit of ’02” (approx. 1.9 miles away); Texas A&M University (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in College Station.

Shiloh Community Marker Location image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Gregory Walker, March 8, 2017

2. Shiloh Community Marker Location

Shiloh Community Marker with new College Station Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Doug Green, November 8, 2024

3. Shiloh Community Marker with new College Station Cemetery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 10, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 17, 2017, by Gregory Walker of La Grange, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,137 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 17, 2017, by Gregory Walker of La Grange, Texas. 3. submitted on November 9, 2024, by Doug Green of Sugar Land, Texas. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.