Shiloh South Carolina Map

About Shiloh, South Carolina

Shiloh is a locality in Oconee County, South Carolina, United States. It is a small community with a population of 168. The population density is 6.6 people per km². Shiloh is located at 33.9482°N, 80.0189°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 29678, 29620, 29316.

Shiloh claims the soft, red-clay earth of the interior, where the land rises in slow, deliberate swells toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains. It lies 3.4 miles west-southwest of Clemson, SC (from Clemson, SC: bearing 251°T), and is situated 3.6 miles east-southeast of Seneca. Shiloh Branch cuts a narrow, winding path through the soil, its waters mirroring the shifting canopy of hardwoods that stand as sentinels over the damp, shaded banks. Three miles to the north, the still surface of Wingos Lake holds the afternoon light, offering a calm, reflective depth to a landscape defined by the quiet accumulation of silt and leaf mold. The atmosphere here carries the weight of the inland summer, a thick, golden heat that seems to suspend the very air, blurring the edges of the horizon into a humid, lavender haze as the sun begins its descent.

Agriculture has defined the rhythms of Shiloh for generations, with the local economy rooted in the cultivation of the surrounding fields and the careful management of the timber that anchors the soil. The terrain falls largely within the boundaries of the Keowee Wildlife Management Area, a designation that ensures the preservation of the dense thickets and diverse flora that characterize this stretch of the piedmont. Life here moves in accordance with the seasonal demands of the harvest and the slow growth of the forest, far removed from the frantic pace of industrial centers. Old brick foundations and weathered wooden structures mark the passing of decades, serving as markers for a community that values the persistence of the land above the rapid turnover of modern commerce.

About This Shiloh Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Shiloh, South Carolina. Coordinates: 33.948159, -80.018913. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Shiloh includes the ZIP code (29678, 29620, 29316), telephone area code (864, 803, 839), county seat of Oconee County (Walhalla), and school district assignment (Sumter County Consolidated School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.