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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Shaffers. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Shaffers to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Shaffers, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Shaffers (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Shaffers. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Shaffers is historic, it would have been located within present day Stark County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Stark County: Carroll, Columbiana, Holmes, Mahoning, Portage, Summit, Tuscarawas & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Shaffers. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shaffers:
- Stark County (The home county of Shaffers)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shaffers, with the one closest to Shaffers listed first.
- Alliance
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Limaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Limaville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 144 people
- Belfort
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Belfort is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
- Louisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Baltimore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Baltimore is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Minerva
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- East Canton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oval City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oval City is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oval City
- Hartville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Canton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greentown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Greentown is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- North Canton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shaffers, with the one closest to Shaffers listed first.
- Pekin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Malvern
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Augusta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hibbetts
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- Watheys
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Watheys is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watheys
- New Harrisburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Wyncrest
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wyncrest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyncrest
- Mechanicstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Carrollton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Valleyview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Valleyview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Dellroy
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Atwood Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Atwood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Village
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shaffers, with the one closest to Shaffers listed first.
- Reading
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- North Georgetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chambersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chambersburg is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- New Alexander
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Alexander is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexander
- Adair
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adair is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- East Rochester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hanoverton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Salem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Kensington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Teegarden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Teegarden is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teegarden
- Coleman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Coleman is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Franklin Square
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Franklin Square is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Square
- Franklin County
- Hilltop
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hilltop is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shaffers, with the one closest to Shaffers listed first.
- Bergholz
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Amsterdam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Irondale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Irondale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shaffers, with the one closest to Shaffers listed first.
- Maple Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Alliance Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Sebring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beloit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Westville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Westville is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Damascus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Patmos
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Patmos is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Hickory Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Craig Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Craig Beach is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
- Ellsworth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ellsworth is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Greenford
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Greenford is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenford
- North Jackson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shaffers, with the one closest to Shaffers listed first.
- Yale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Yale is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Keans ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Keans is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keans
- Lloyd
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lloyd is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Mishler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mishler is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
- Diamond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Diamond is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Palmyra
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Palmyra is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Rootstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Suffield Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Suffield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
- Campbellsport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Campbellsport is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Brimfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Augerburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Augerburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augerburg
- Ravenna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shaffers, with the one closest to Shaffers listed first.
- Myersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Myersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- Lakemore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lakemore is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- Mogadore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greensburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Greensburg is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- North Springfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- North Springfield is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springfield
- Green
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- East Akron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Akron is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Akron
- Tallmadge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Thomastown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Thomastown is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- Comet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Portage Lakes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Portage Lakes is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Lakes
- Akron
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shaffers, with the one closest to Shaffers listed first.
- South Canal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- South Canal is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canal
- Newton Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lordstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lordstown is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,244 people
- Phalanx
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Phalanx is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phalanx
- Austin Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Austin Village is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Bolindale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bolindale is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolindale
- Hilltop
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hilltop is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Leavittsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- McDonald
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- McDonald is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,019 people
- Niles
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Delightful
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Delightful is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delightful
- Girard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shaffers, with the one closest to Shaffers listed first.
- Bolivar
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Zoar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Zoarville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Zoarville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoarville
- Somerdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Somerdale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerdale
- Strasburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Parral
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Parral is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Roswell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Roswell is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Dover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Village is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shaffers, with the one closest to Shaffers listed first.
- Burton City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Burton City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
- Doylestown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dalton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shaffers, see our County-by-County Page for Shaffers.
Cemeteries Near Shaffers ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shaffers.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Shaffers - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shaffers covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shaffers, with the one closest to Shaffers listed first.
- West Beech Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fairmount Childrens Home Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fairmount Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Memorial Park
- The Fairmount Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Fairmount Memorial Cemetery
- Mt. Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
- The Greenlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Green Lawn Cemetery
- Salem Alliance Church Cemetery
- Salem Church Cemetery
- Salem Green Lawn Cemetery
- Salem Greenlawn Cemetery
- Fairmount Grange Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Science Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Freeburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Williamsport Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dutch Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (565 more) ...
- Alliance City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Beech Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Amish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Shaffers in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shaffers.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shaffers, with the one closest to Shaffers listed first.
- Mount Union
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mount Union is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Maximo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Maximo is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maximo
- Alliance
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Freeburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Freeburg is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- McGarry ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- McGarry is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGarry
- Homeworth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Alliance Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Paris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Paris is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- New Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Franklin is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
- Marlboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marlboro is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlboro
- Limaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Limaville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 144 people
- Louisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Moultrie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Moultrie is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moultrie
- Beloit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Myers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Myers is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shaffers. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shaffers.
Newspapers Published in Shaffers ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shaffers.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shaffers, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shaffers.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Shaffers:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Stark County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Columbiana County
- Franklin County
- Jefferson County
- Mahoning County
- Portage County
- Summit County
- Trumbull County
- Tuscarawas County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Shaffers, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shaffers) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |