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A visit to the Shafer Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Shafer Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shafer Cemetery:

37.9075, -97.0486

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shafer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Shafer Cemetery is located in Butler County<2>.

The county seat for Butler County is located in El Dorado. El Dorado lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Shafer Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Shafer Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Shafer Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shafer Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • McGill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Potwin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Potwin Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potwin Cemetery
  • Brainerd Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Brainerd Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainerd Cemetery
  • Harder Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Harder Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harder Cemetery
  • Swiss Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Swiss Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiss Cemetery
  • Green Valley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Green Valley Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley Cemetery
  • Baker Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Baker Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
  • Holderman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Holderman Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holderman Cemetery
  • Whitewater Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • Benton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Benton Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Cemetery
  • Towanda Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Towanda Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towanda Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Fairmount Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Fairmount Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Cemetery
    • Lorraine Ave. Mennonite Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Old Benton Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Old Benton Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Benton Cemetery
    • Pleasant View Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
    • Old Grace Hill Mennonite Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Walnut Valley Memorial Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ridgeway Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Ridgeway Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway Cemetery
    • Pleasant Center Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Shafer Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shafer Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Potwin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Potwin is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potwin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
  • Brainerd
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Brainerd is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainerd
  • Hopkins
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Hopkins is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins
  • Whitewater
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Benton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Towanda
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Midian
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Midian is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midian
  • Annelly
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Annelly is located in Harvey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annelly
  • Elbing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Elbing is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbing
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
  • El Dorado
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • De Graff
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • De Graff is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Graff
  • Greenwich
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenwich is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Sunset Acres
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Sunset Acres is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Acres
    • McLains
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • McLains is located in Harvey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLains
    • Kechi
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Kechi is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kechi
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,109 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kechi <6>
    • Chelsea ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Chelsea is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
    • Bel Aire
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Prairie Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Prairie Village is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
    • Andover
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Andover is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,672 people
      • Andover has also been known as:
      • Cloud City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <6>
    • Lorena
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Lorena is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorena
    • Augusta
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Prospect
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Prospect is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
    • Burns
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Burns is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
    • Park City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Valley Center
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Wichita Heights
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Wichita Heights is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wichita Heights
    • Haverhill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Haverhill is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill

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 Shafer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Butler County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shafer Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Shafer Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Butler 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 Shafer Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #473717  (Sheaffer Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #473717 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: Butler
      • Est. Elev: 400 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Potwin
      • Location given for Sheaffer Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.9075166     Lon: -97.0486457
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Butler, 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- Shafer 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>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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.