Welcome to Shaftsburg ...

Shaftsburg is located in Shiawassee County<1>.

The location of Shaftsburg has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shaftsburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Shaftsburg is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Shaftsburg lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Shaftsburg is within the boundaries of the (517) area code.

The ZIP code for Shaftsburg: 48882<4>

Communities near Shaftsburg ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Shaftsburg.

• Lansing
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
  • Lansing is located in Ingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 117,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <5>
• East Lansing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansing
  • East Lansing is located in Ingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Lansing <5>
• Owosso
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owosso
  • Owosso is located in Shiawassee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owosso <5>
• Mason
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • Mason is located in Ingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <5>
• Saint Johns
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Johns have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
  • Saint Johns is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,904 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Johns <5>
• De Witt
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
  • De Witt is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Witt <5>
• Williamston
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamston
  • Williamston is located in Ingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,928 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamston <5>
• Corunna
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corunna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corunna
  • Corunna is located in Shiawassee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,320 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corunna <5>
• Durand
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
  • Durand is located in Shiawassee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,269 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durand <5>
• Fowlerville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlerville
  • Fowlerville is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,902 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fowlerville <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Shaftsburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shaftsburg.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Shaftsburg. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shaftsburg.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Shaftsburg. See our Newspapers Page for Shaftsburg.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shaftsburg ...

Looking for more information about Shaftsburg? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Shaftsburg, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Shaftsburg.

Adding Shaftsburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shaftsburg in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Shaftsburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Shaftsburg on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shaftsburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shaftsburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Shiawassee County: www.shiawassee.net/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/