A visit to the Shafter 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 Shafter Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shafter Cemetery:
42.2967, -85.4261
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shafter Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shafter Cemetery is located in Kalamazoo County<2>.
The county seat for Kalamazoo County is located in Kalamazoo. Kalamazoo lies just to the west of the Shafter Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shafter Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Shafter Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shafter Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kalamazoo County Poor Farm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Charleston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Charleston Cemetery is also located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston Cemetery
- Ford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Ford Cemetery is also located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
- Wheaton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wheaton Cemetery is also located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bailey Cemetery is also located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Howlandsburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Howlandsburg Cemetery is also located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howlandsburg Cemetery
- Comstock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Comstock Cemetery is also located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock Cemetery
- Lawler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Lawler Cemetery is also located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler Cemetery
- The Lawler Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lone Pine Cemetery
- Territorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #917 <5>
- Augusta Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Augusta Cemetery is also located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta Cemetery
- Prairie Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Prairie Home Cemetery is also located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is also located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Cook Cemetery is also located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- North Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The North Cemetery is also located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
- Post Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Post Cemetery is also located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Cemetery
- Yorkville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Yorkville Cemetery is also located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville Cemetery
- Gate of Heaven Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Gate of Heaven Cemetery is also located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate of Heaven Cemetery
- Gilson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Gilson Cemetery is also located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilson Cemetery
- Spencer Mills Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Adams Cemetery is also located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Ft. Custer National Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Stony Lake Cemetery is also located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Lake Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Shafter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shafter Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Galesburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Augusta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Comstock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Comstock is also located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
- Richland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fort Custer
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fort Custer is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Custer
- Former name for Fort Custer:
- Camp Custer
- Yorkville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Yorkville is also located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Scotts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Climax
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Climax is also located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- South Gull Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- South Gull Lake is also located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gull Lake
- Highland Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Highland Park is also located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Eastwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Eastwood is also located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood
- Milwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Milwood is also located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwood
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pavillion Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pavillion Center is also located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavillion Center
- East Cooper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Cooper is also located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cooper
- Parchment
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Level Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Level Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Park
- Kalamazoo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- West Leroy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Leroy is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leroy
- Springfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oak Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Portage
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Westwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Westwood is also located in Kalamazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Sonoma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sonoma is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoma
- Battle Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bedford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Shafter Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kalamazoo County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shafter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Augusta
- Battle Creek
- Climax
- Fort Custer
- Galesburg
- Kalamazoo
- Parchment
- Portage
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 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 Shafter Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Kalamazoo 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 Shafter Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #637640 (Shafter Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #637640 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: Kalamazoo
- Est. Elev: 253 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Galesburg
- Location given for Shafter Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.2967083 Lon: -85.4261122
- 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 Kalamazoo, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shafter 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. |