On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Shiloh is more historic than 27% of U.S. towns, #868 of 993 in Ohio. Its share of homes from before 1940 holds the grade up; its National Register listings pull it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Shiloh’s overall grade.
Ohio towns list about as much on the Register as the country (a typical Ohio town has 2.9 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Shiloh’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (23% of Ohio towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±3.2 points).
Founding year: our sources. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Shiloh’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Shiloh. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1904Dayton sheet · 1:62,500
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Shiloh.
The story so far
Shiloh, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Shiloh yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Shiloh is a census-designated place (CDP) in Harrison Township in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 10,952. It is located directly north of the city of Dayton and is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area. The community took its name from the Shiloh Church which was established "in an early day". The area was hit by a catastrophic EF4 tornado on May 27, 2019.
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
From the old history books
What they wrote about Shiloh in 1909
Passages that mention Shiloh, cut from the printed page as they were published.
History of the city of Dayton and Montgomery County, Ohio1909 · page 900Read the page →
Read the text
Shiloh church is located on the Dayton and Covington pike, one mile south of the northery boundary of the township. It was built in an early day by the Christian denomination called generally at that time the New Light church. It is a venerable landmark and yet an important religious center. A beautiful cemetery is located in connection with the church. The present church membership is one hundred and fifty-nine. William M. Dawson, a professor in Antioch College, serves the congregation as pastor. The citizens of Shiloh are planning to establish a town at that place, probably under the name of Shiloh Springs.
Text read by machine from the scan; it may contain errors.
Scans and text from the Internet Archive. Books published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.
By decade
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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Shiloh is more historic than 27% of U.S. towns, #868 of 993 in Ohio. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
How old are the homes in Shiloh?
10% of Shiloh’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±3.2 points), against a typical 15% for an Ohio town; the median home was built in 1961.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and old county and town histories (Internet Archive). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
