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Welcome to Schaffer ...

Schaffer is located in the central region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Schaffer is located in Delta County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Schaffer, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.

Schaffer is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Schaffer lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: While Schaffer is in the Eastern Time Zone, the area just to the west is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Schaffer: 906

Communities Also Named Schaffer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Schaffer - it's located in Kansas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Schaffer.

Communities near Schaffer ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Schaffer.

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Schaffer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Schaffer.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Schaffer. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Schaffer.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Schaffer. See our Newspapers Page for Schaffer.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Schaffer ...

Looking for more information about Schaffer? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Schaffer, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Schaffer.

Adding Schaffer to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Schaffer in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Schaffer was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Schaffer post office opened in 1887. The Schaffer post office closed in 1981.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Schaffer.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Delta, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Schaffer - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/