A visit to the Shaffton Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Shaffton Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Shaffton Cemetery (FG ID #96319).
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Shaffton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shaffton Cemetery:
41.7572, -90.3445
The Shaffton Cemetery is located in Clinton County<2>.
The county seat for Clinton County is located in Clinton. Clinton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Shaffton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shaffton Cemetery.
Establishment of the Shaffton Cemetery ...
The Shaffton Cemetery was established in 1843.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Shaffton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shaffton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Prairie Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bowers - Dannatt - Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nowlin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Nowlin Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nowlin Cemetery
- Cousin - Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fessler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Fessler Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fessler Cemetery
- McCausland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The McCausland Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCausland Cemetery
- Rosehill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pehlam Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Pehlam Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pehlam Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Princeton City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Baker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Oakridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Oakridge Cemetery is located in Whiteside County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakridge Cemetery
- Lusk Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Lusk Cemetery is located in Whiteside County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lusk Cemetery
- Clinton Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elvira Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Elvira Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvira Cemetery
- Mt. Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Union Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Union Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Jacks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Jacks Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Cemetery
- Fairfield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Fairfield Cemetery is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Shaffton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shaffton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Folletts
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Shaffton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Low Moor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Camanche
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McCausland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- McCausland is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCausland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Princeton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cordova
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Albany
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Elvira
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Clinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Port Byron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- East Clinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Sixmile
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Park View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Le Claire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Newton Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- De Witt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rapids City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fulton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Noel ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Noel is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
- Long Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hillsdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tenmile
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Eldridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hampton is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <5>
- Bryant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bryant is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Goose Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Goose Lake is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Shaffton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clinton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shaffton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albany
- Camanche
- Clinton
- De Witt
- Eldridge
- Fulton
- Hillsdale
- Le Claire
- Long Grove
- Low Moor
- Port Byron
- Rapids City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Shaffton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Clinton County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Shaffton Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #96319
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #461523 (Shaffton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #461523 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Clinton
- Est. Elev: 201 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Camanche
- Location given for Shaffton Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.757531 Lon: -90.3445755
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Clinton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shaffton Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |