A visit to the Shaffer 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 Shaffer Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shaffer Cemetery:
39.9512, -98.2117
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shaffer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shaffer Cemetery is located in Jewell County<2>.
The county seat for Jewell County is located in Mankato. Mankato lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south of the Shaffer Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shaffer Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Shaffer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shaffer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cleveland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Cleveland Cemetery is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Cemetery
- Olive Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Olive Hill Cemetery is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Hill Cemetery
- Montana Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Montana Cemetery is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana Cemetery
- Burr Oak Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Columbia Cemetery is located in Webster County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Webster County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- North Branch Friends Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- White Rock Scandinavian Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Webber Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Webber Cemetery is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber Cemetery
- Valley View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Valley View Cemetery is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Valley View Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Superior (NE).
- The Valley View Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wilson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2320687 <5>
- Evergreen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Nuckolls County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Superior (NE).
- The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Evergreen Memorial Cemetery
- Superior Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1290980 <5>
- Ladies Evergreen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Guide Rock Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Guide Rock Cemetery is located in Webster County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guide Rock Cemetery
- Oak Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Oak Creek Cemetery is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- St. Teresa Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Teresa Cemetery is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Teresa Cemetery
- Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Shaffer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shaffer Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Burr Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burr Oak is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Webber
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Superior
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Guide Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mankato
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pawnee Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pawnee Village is located in Webster County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee Village
- Montrose
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Montrose is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Former name for Montrose:
- Delta
- Esbon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- White Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- White Rock is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Hardy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Amboy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Amboy is located in Webster County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
- Formoso
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Formoso is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formoso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Nelson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Red Cloud
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Jewell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jewell is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Nora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Nora is located in Nuckolls County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
- Cowles
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cowles is located in Webster County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Lebanon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Courtland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Republic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Republic is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 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 Shaffer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jewell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shaffer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burr Oak
- Byron
- Courtland
- Cowles
- Esbon
- Formoso
- Guide Rock
- Hardy
- Hardy lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Shaffer Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hardy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Lawrence
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Nelson
- Red Cloud
- Ruskin
- Superior
- Webber
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Shaffer Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Jewell 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 Shaffer Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #471884 (Shaffer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #471884 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: Jewell
- Est. Elev: 546 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mankato NW
- Location given for Shaffer Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.9514025 Lon: -98.2122701
- 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 Jewell, 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- Shaffer 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. |