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:
30.6585, -91.1696
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 East Baton Rouge Parish<2>.
The parish seat for East Baton Rouge Parish is located in Baton Rouge. Baton Rouge lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south of the Shaffer Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Shaffer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shaffer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Azalea Rest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Azalea Rest Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalea Rest Cemetery
- McHugh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The McHugh Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHugh Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Young Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Redwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Redwood Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood Cemetery
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
- Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hillcrest Memorial Gardens is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
- The Hillcrest Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Hillcrest Gardens Cemetery
- Strangers Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Strangers Home Cemetery is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strangers Home Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Port Hudson National Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Barnes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Black Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Black Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Overton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Overton Cemetery is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Haynes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Haynes Cemetery is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Cemetery
- Port Hudson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Port Hudson Cemetery is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Hudson Cemetery
- Cain Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Cain Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cain Cemetery
- Nickwack Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Nickwack Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickwack Cemetery
- Southern Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Devall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Devall Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devall Cemetery
- Mt. Holly Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Holly Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Holly Cemetery
- Ballard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Ballard Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
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 Shaffer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shaffer Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Zachary
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Zachary is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,417 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zachary <6>
- Tristian Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tristian Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tristian Village
- Slaughter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lindsay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lindsay is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay
- Baker
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Baker is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,999 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker <6>
- Port Hudson
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Port Hudson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Hudson
- Bells Store ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bells Store is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Store
- Brownfields
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brownfields is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownfields
- Arbroth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Arbroth is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbroth
- Zion City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Zion City is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion City
- Ethel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Boganvilla
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boganvilla is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boganvilla
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Central
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Central is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,450 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central <6>
- Hermitage
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hermitage is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Glynn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Devalls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Devalls is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devalls
- Merrydale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Merrydale is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrydale
- Greenwell Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pride
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rougon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jackson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lobdell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lobdell is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobdell
- Maribel Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Maribel Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maribel Village
- Carey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carey is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carey
- Monticello
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Monticello is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Stonypoint ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Stonypoint is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonypoint
- Blairstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Blairstown is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
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 East Baton Rouge Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shaffer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Baker
- Jackson
- Port Hudson
- Zachary
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 Shaffer Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Louisiana:
- Pages specific to East Baton Rouge Parish:
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes:
- 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 #539290 (Shaffer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #539290 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
- Parish: East Baton Rouge
- Est. Elev: 30 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Zachary
- Location given for Shaffer Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.6585189 Lon: -91.1695519
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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 Louisiana's parishes, including East Baton Rouge, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- 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. |