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A visit to the Shaeffer Cemetery ...


The location of the Shaeffer Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Shaeffer Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shaeffer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shaeffer Cemetery

Lat:   40.6928°   (40° 41' 34")

Lon:   -79.4439°   (-79° 26' 38")

The Shaeffer Cemetery is located in Armstrong County<2>.

The county seat for Armstrong County is located in Kittanning. Kittanning lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Shaeffer Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Shaeffer Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
  • Pages specific to Armstrong County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Shaeffer Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Shaeffer Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shaeffer Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Cochrans Mills
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cochrans Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrans Mills
      • Cochrans Mills is located in Armstrong County
    • Whitesburg
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
      • Whitesburg is located in Armstrong County
    • Elderton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elderton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderton
      • Elderton is located in Armstrong County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elderton <4>
    • Spring Church
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Lenape Heights
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenape Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenape Heights
      • Lenape Heights is located in Armstrong County
    • Rosston
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosston
      • Rosston is located in Armstrong County
    • Neale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neale
      • Neale is located in Armstrong County
    • Olivet
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
      • Olivet is located in Armstrong County
    • West Lebanon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
      • West Lebanon is located in Indiana County
    • Manorville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorville
      • Manorville is located in Armstrong County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
    • Blanco
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
      • Blanco is located in Armstrong County
    • Dog Town
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dog Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
      • Dog Town is located in Armstrong County
    • Continue List   (19 more) ...
      • Ford City
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
        • Ford City is located in Armstrong County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ford City <4>
      • West Ford City
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Ford City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ford City
        • West Ford City is located in Armstrong County
      • Hyde Park
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyde Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
        • Hyde Park is located in Westmoreland County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyde Park <4>
      • North Apollo
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Apollo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Apollo
        • North Apollo is located in Armstrong County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Apollo <4>
      • Orchard Hills
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
        • Orchard Hills is located in Armstrong County
      • Shelocta
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Applewold
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Applewold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewold
        • Applewold is located in Armstrong County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
      • McVille
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
        • McVille is located in Armstrong County
      • West Leechburg
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Leechburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leechburg
        • West Leechburg is located in Westmoreland County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
      • Leechburg
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Vandergrift
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vandergrift have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandergrift
        • Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,832 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vandergrift <4>
      • East Vandergrift
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Vandergrift have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vandergrift
        • East Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
      • Apollo
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apollo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apollo
        • Apollo is located in Armstrong County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,507 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apollo <4>
      • Saltsburg
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saltsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltsburg
        • Saltsburg is located in Indiana County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saltsburg <4>
      • Parkwood
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
        • Parkwood is located in Indiana County
      • Kittanning
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • West Kittanning
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Kittanning have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kittanning
        • West Kittanning is located in Armstrong County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
      • Rural Valley
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Yatesboro
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesboro
        • Yatesboro is located in Armstrong County

    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 Shaeffer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Armstrong County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shaeffer Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Shaeffer Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shaeffer Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Shotts Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shotts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shotts Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shotts Cemetery
    • McDonalds Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDonalds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McDonalds Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDonalds Cemetery
    • Porter Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Porter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Porter Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Porter Cemetery
    • Shellhammer Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Shellhammer - Beck Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Shellhammer - Beck Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Shellhammer - Beck Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shellhammer - Beck Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2403601 <6>
    • Ford City Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ford City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ford City Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ford City Cemetery
    • Ukrainian Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ukrainian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ukrainian Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ukrainian Cemetery
    • Oakland Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
    • Highfield Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Highfield Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
      • The Highfield Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Highfield Cemetery
      • St. Paul Highfield Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highfield Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2145715 <6>
    • South Bend Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Holy Trinity Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Trinity Cemetery
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Fairview Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
        • The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Boiling Springs Presbyterian Cemetery
        • Spring Church Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1985924 <6>
      • Spring Church Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Spring Church Joint Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Laurel Point Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Olivet Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Cowan Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cowan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cowan Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cowan Cemetery
      • Forks - Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • The Forks - Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forks - Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Leechburg.
        • The Forks - Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Forks - Zion Lutheran Evangelical Church Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forks - Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #629382 <6>
      • Evergreen Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • St. Catherine Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • St. Catherines Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • West Lebanon Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The West Lebanon Cemetery is located in Indiana County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Lebanon Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Shaeffer Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1187315  (Shaeffer Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1187315 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Whitesburg
      • County: Armstrong         Elev: 347
      • Location given for GNIS #1187315 (Shaeffer Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

    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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Armstrong, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Shaeffer Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6928, Longitude: -79.4439       In this case, the coordinates for the Shaeffer Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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.
    <7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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