Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Shafer came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Shafer in various books and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Shafer. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Shafer data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Shafer:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

Shafer is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Shafer in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Shafer for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Shafer. See our Misc Page for Shafer for more information.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Shafer: www.shafermn.com/

The official website for Chisago County: www.co.chisago.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/