RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of North Dakota >> McKenzie County >> SchaferIndex...

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.

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 (so far) for Schafer was on a map titled Map of North Dakota (from Rand McNally, 1937).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Schafer.

Footnotes ...

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