Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Shafter (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Shafter. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Shafter is located in Pulaski County.
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pulaski County: Casey, Laurel, Lincoln, McCreary, Rockcastle, Russell & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Shafter. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shafter:
- Pulaski County (The home county of Shafter)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shafter, with the one closest to Shafter listed first.
- Bronston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Burnside
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Nancy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ferguson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ferguson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
- Tateville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tateville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tateville
- Somerset
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Faubush
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Faubush is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faubush
- Vinnie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Vinnie is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinnie
- Northfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Northfield is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Sloans Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sloans Valley is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloans Valley
- Science Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Alpine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alpine is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Ansel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ansel is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansel
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shafter, with the one closest to Shafter listed first.
- Sano
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sano is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sano
- Pellyton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pellyton is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellyton
- Eunice
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eunice is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunice
- Ella
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gentrys Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gentrys Mill is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentrys Mill
- Barnett Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Barnett Springs is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett Springs
- Neatsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Neatsville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatsville
- Montpelier
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Montpelier is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Craycraft
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Craycraft is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craycraft
- Crocus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Crocus is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocus
- Purdy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Purdy is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Dunbar Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dunbar Hill is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar Hill
- Christine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Christine is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christine
- Casey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shafter, with the one closest to Shafter listed first.
- Mintonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mintonville is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonville
- Ware
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ware is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Windsor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bethelridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bethelridge is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethelridge
- Argyle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Argyle is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Evona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Evona is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evona
- Honey Acre
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Honey Acre is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Acre
- Teddy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Teddy is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teddy
- Gilpin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gilpin is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilpin
- Labascus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Labascus is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labascus
- Cantown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cantown is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantown
- Phil
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Phil is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phil
- Dunnville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dunnville is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnville
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shafter, with the one closest to Shafter listed first.
- Alpha
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Alpha is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Cumberland City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland City is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland City
- Savage
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Savage is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Laurel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shafter, with the one closest to Shafter listed first.
- Bernstadt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bernstadt is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernstadt
- Keavy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Keavy is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keavy
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shafter, with the one closest to Shafter listed first.
- Waynesburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Waynesburg is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
- Kings Mountain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Kings Mountain is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mountain
- Broughtentown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Broughtentown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughtentown
- Dog Walk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Dog Walk is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Walk
- New Salem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- New Salem is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- South Fork
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- South Fork is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
- Highland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Highland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Mount Salem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Salem is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Salem
- Ottenheim
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ottenheim is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottenheim
- Geneva
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Geneva is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Jumbo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jumbo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- McKinney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Turkeytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Turkeytown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- McCreary County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shafter, with the one closest to Shafter listed first.
- Greenwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Wiborg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wiborg is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiborg
- Marshes Siding
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marshes Siding is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes Siding
- Smith Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Town is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Whitley City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Stearns
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Revelo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Revelo is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revelo
- Pine Knot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Strunk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Strunk is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strunk
- Rockcastle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shafter, with the one closest to Shafter listed first.
- Hansford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hansford is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansford
- Ottawa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ottawa is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Brodhead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vernon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shafter, with the one closest to Shafter listed first.
- Salem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Salem is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Stokes is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Jamestown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lula ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lula is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
- Middletown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Middletown is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Russell Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Esto
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Esto is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Freedom
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Freedom is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Long Bottom
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Long Bottom is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bottom
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shafter, with the one closest to Shafter listed first.
- Frazer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Frazer is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer
- Mill Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Springs is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Springs
- Rankin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rankin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
- Monticello
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ritner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ritner is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritner
- Parnell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Parnell is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Sumpter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sumpter is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Murl
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Murl is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murl
- Shearer Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shearer Valley is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shearer Valley
- Parmleysville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Parmleysville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmleysville
- Mount Pisgah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Slickford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Slickford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickford
- Scott County (TN)
- Foster Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Foster Crossroads is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Crossroads
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shafter, see our County-by-County Page for Shafter.
Cemeteries Near Shafter ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shafter.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Shafter - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shafter covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shafter, with the one closest to Shafter listed first.
- Prather Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hislope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Loveall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Baker Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Porter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Barker Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Weaver Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Corbit Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dugger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- John Simpson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stiggall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (586 more) ...
- Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lakeside Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Zollicoffer Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Shafter in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shafter.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shafter, with the one closest to Shafter listed first.
- Trimble
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Trimble is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Frazer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Frazer is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer
- Bronston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Burnside
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Elihu
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Elihu is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elihu
- Nancy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tateville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tateville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tateville
- Oil Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oil Center is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Center
- Mill Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Springs is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Springs
- Kidder
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kidder is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidder
- Somerset
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Burnetta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burnetta is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnetta
- Faubush
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Faubush is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faubush
- Pointer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pointer is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointer
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shafter. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shafter.
Newspapers Published in Shafter ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shafter.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shafter, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shafter.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Shafter:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Pulaski County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Casey County
- Clinton County
- Laurel County
- Lincoln County
- McCreary County
- Rockcastle County
- Russell County
- Wayne County
- Scott County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shafter) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Shafter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |