Welcome to Schafer ...

Schafer is located in McKenzie County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Schafer, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1937.

Schafer is 2,000 feet [610 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Schafer (for example, toward Fairview (MT)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Code for Schafer: 701

Communities near Schafer ...

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

• Watford City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watford City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watford City
  • Watford City is located in McKenzie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,944 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watford City <4>
• Arnegard
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnegard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnegard
  • Arnegard is located in McKenzie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnegard <4>
• Rawson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rawson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawson
  • Rawson is located in McKenzie County
• Keene
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
  • Keene is located in McKenzie County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Keene
  • From Schafer to Keene
• Banks ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Banks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
  • Banks is located in McKenzie County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Banks
  • From Schafer to Banks
• Lake Jessie
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Jessie
  • Lake Jessie is located in Williams County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lake Jessie
  • From Schafer to Lake Jessie
• Alexander
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
  • Alexander is located in McKenzie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexander <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Alexander
  • From Schafer to Alexander
• Mandaree
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mandaree have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandaree
  • Mandaree is located in McKenzie County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mandaree <4>
• Charbonneau
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charbonneau
  • Charbonneau is located in McKenzie County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Charbonneau
  • From Schafer to Charbonneau
• Grassy Butte
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Butte
  • Grassy Butte is located in McKenzie County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grassy Butte <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Grassy Butte
  • From Schafer to Grassy Butte

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Schafer ...

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

Adding Schafer to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Schafer 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 for Schafer was on a map titled Map of North Dakota (from Rand McNally, 1937).

We also found Schafer on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for North Dakota (1949).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Schafer.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Schafer. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of North Dakota: https://www.nd.gov/