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:
41.8214, -85.9592
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 Cass County<2>.
The county seat for Cass County is located in Cassopolis. Cassopolis lies just to the north northwest 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 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Shaffer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shaffer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Calvin Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Adamsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Adamsville Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville Cemetery
- Five Points Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Five Points Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Reams - Norton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crawford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Crawford Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
- Gods Half Acre Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Paradise Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Cemetery
- Kessington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Kessington Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessington Cemetery
- Chain Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Chain Lake Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain Lake Cemetery
- Rest Haven Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rest Haven Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Plum Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Plum Grove Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove Cemetery
- Rinehart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rinehart Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinehart Cemetery
- Birch Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Birch Lake Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Lake Cemetery
- Moon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Moon Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Cemetery
- Edwardsburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Edwardsburg Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsburg Cemetery
- Carlton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Carlton Cemetery is located in Elkhart County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton Cemetery
- Merritt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Merritt Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt Cemetery
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shavehead Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oakdale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
- Prairie Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Shaffer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shaffer Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Brownsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brownsville is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Simonton Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Simonton Lake is located in Elkhart County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonton Lake
- Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Edwardsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cassopolis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vandalia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Vandalia is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Penn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Penn is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn
- Granger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elkhart
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Garden Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Garden Village is located in Elkhart County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Bristol
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- La Grange
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- La Grange is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Mottville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mottville is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottville
- Jones
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Corey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Corey is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey
- Wakelee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wakelee is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakelee
- Osceola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Osceola is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,486 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola <6>
- Dunlap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dunlap is located in Elkhart County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Pokagon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pokagon is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pokagon
- Jamestown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jamestown is located in Elkhart County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Fabius
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fabius is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabius
- Dowagiac
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sumnerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sumnerville is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumnerville
- Georgetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Indian Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Village is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Mishawaka
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Constantine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Niles
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 Cass County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shaffer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cassopolis
- Constantine
- Dowagiac
- Edwardsburg
- Elkhart
- Mishawaka
- Niles
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 either 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 Michigan:
- Pages specific to Cass 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 #637636 (Shaffer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #637636 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: Cass
- Est. Elev: 271 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Adamsville
- Location given for Shaffer Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.8214371 Lon: -85.9591691
- 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 Michigan's counties, including Cass, 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 obstructions 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. |