A visit to the Shaffer 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 Shaffer Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shaffer Cemetery:
38.8440, -82.5379
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shaffer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shaffer Cemetery is located in Gallia County<2>.
The county seat for Gallia County is located in Gallipolis. Gallipolis lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the east of the Shaffer Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shaffer Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Shaffer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shaffer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gallia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Gallia Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallia Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Peniel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Peniel Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peniel Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- McCulgan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The McCulgan Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCulgan Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- The Oak Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Methodist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1971867 <5>
- Congregational Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- West Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The West Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- The Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Cemetery
- Bethel Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39874 <5>
- Poetkner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Poetkner Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poetkner Cemetery
- Washington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Washington Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
- Union Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Baptist Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Baptist Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Wood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Wood Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
- Gallia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gallia Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallia Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- McKitterick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The McKitterick Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKitterick Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Mackley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mackley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackley Cemetery
- Sheppard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Sheppard Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppard Cemetery
- Wagner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Wagner Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner Cemetery
- Centerpoint Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Centerpoint Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerpoint Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Moriah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Moriah Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moriah Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Shaffer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shaffer Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Blackfork Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Blackfork Junction is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfork Junction
- Oak Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Monroe is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Centerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Rempel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Hales Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hales Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Creek
- Banner ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Banner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Rio Grande
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Patriot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cora is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
- South Webster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Vernon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Sherritts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sherritts is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherritts
- Waterloo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Waterloo is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Wigner ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wigner is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigner
- Edna ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edna is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Scioto Furnace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Scioto Furnace is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Furnace
- Johns Creek ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Johns Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Creek
- Rodney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Vinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pattonsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Greasy Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greasy Ridge is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy Ridge
- Harrison Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Harrison Mills is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Mills
- Jackson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mills Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Kerr
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Ewington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Alice
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
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 Shaffer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Gallia County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shaffer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Jackson
- Rio Grande
- Vinton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Shaffer Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Gallia 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 Shaffer Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1076862 (Shaffer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1076862 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: Gallia
- Est. Elev: 223 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gallia
- Location given for Shaffer Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.8439656 Lon: -82.5379379
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Ohio's counties, including Gallia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Shaffer 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> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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