A visit to the Shafer 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 Shafer Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shafer Cemetery:
37.5589, -91.8818
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shafer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shafer Cemetery is located in Texas County<2>.
The county seat for Texas County is located in Houston. Houston lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Shafer Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 31 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Shafer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shafer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ray Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Ray Cemetery is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
- Hutchison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hutchison Cemetery is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchison Cemetery
- Wilhite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wilhite Cemetery is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhite Cemetery
- Vancleve Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Vancleve Cemetery is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancleve Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The White Cemetery is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Craddock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Craddock Cemetery is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craddock Cemetery
- Sliger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sliger Cemetery is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sliger Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Roseberry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Roseberry Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseberry Cemetery
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Merrill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Merrill Cemetery is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Cemetery
- Burnett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Burnett Cemetery is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett Cemetery
- Kissock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Kissock Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kissock Cemetery
- Black Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Trout Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Trout Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Cemetery
- Omalley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Omalley Cemetery is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omalley Cemetery
- Cavaness Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Cavaness Cemetery is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavaness Cemetery
- Crane Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Crane Cemetery is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Presser Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Presser Cemetery is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presser Cemetery
- Paterson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Paterson Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson Cemetery
- Wallace Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Wallace Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The White Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Mt. Hermon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Hermon Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hermon Cemetery
- Wofford Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Wofford Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wofford Cemetery
- Enke Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Enke Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enke Cemetery
- Kitchen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Kitchen Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchen Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Shafer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shafer Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sherrill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sherrill is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
- Licking
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Beulah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beulah is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Coulstone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Coulstone is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulstone
- Hazelton ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hazelton is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Lenox
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lenox is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Edgar Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Duke
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Duke is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
- Success
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Roby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Roby is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roby
- Jack
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jack is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Mineral Springs City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Raymondville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bucyrus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Houston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Darien
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Darien is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
- Jadwin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jadwin is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jadwin
- Lecoma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lecoma is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecoma
- Bloodland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bloodland is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloodland
- Plato
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Yukon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Yukon is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- Salem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lake Spring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Spring is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
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 Shafer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Texas County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shafer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Houston
- Licking
- Salem
- Salem lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Shafer Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Salem.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Shafer Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Texas 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 Shafer Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #752095 (Shafer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #752095 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: Texas
- Est. Elev: 360 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Beulah
- Location given for Shafer Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.5589323 Lon: -91.881822
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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 Missouri's counties, including Texas, 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- Shafer 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |