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Welcome to Shafter ...

Shafter is located in Linn County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shafter, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

Shafter is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Shafter lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Shafter: 660

Communities Also Named Shafter ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Shafter - they are located in California (2), Illinois, Kentucky, Nevada and Texas.

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

Communities near Shafter ...

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

  • Chillicothe
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Trenton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Brookfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Milan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Milan is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,764 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <3>
  • Meadville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Meadville is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
  • Laclede
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Wheeling
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Wheeling is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
  • Linneus
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Linneus is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linneus
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Browning
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Browning is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
  • Galt
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)

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 Shafter. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shafter.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Shafter. 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 Shafter.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shafter ...

Looking for more information about Shafter? 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 Shafter, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Shafter.

Adding Shafter to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shafter 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 Shafter was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Shafter post office opened in 1898. The Shafter post office closed in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shafter.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Linn, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shafter - 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/