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:
41.2734, -79.7981
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 Venango County<2>.
The county seat for Venango County is located in Franklin. Franklin lies just to the north 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 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Shaffer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shaffer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rockland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bickle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bickle Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickle Cemetery
- Farren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Farren Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farren Cemetery
- Melat Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Melat Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melat Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Morrison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Morrison Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Cemetery
- Sunset Hill Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Zion United Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Georgeville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Georgeville Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- St. Catherines Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Old Sandy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Sandy Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sandy Cemetery
- Pleasantview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Pleasantview Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantview Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Franklin Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Franklin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44879 <5>
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Gadsby Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Gadsby Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsby Cemetery
- Mt. Irwin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Irwin Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Irwin Cemetery
- Eau Claire Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Eau Claire Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Claire Cemetery
- Salem Lutheran Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Salem Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Lutheran Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Salem Lutheran Church Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Lamartine.
- Valley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Valley Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Valley Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southeast of Cranberry.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46555 <5>
- Schreffler Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Schreffler Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schreffler Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Saint George
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Saint George is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Coal City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Coal City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Emlenton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bullion
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bullion is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Clintonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eakin Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakin Corner
- Cranberry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cranberry is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Pearl
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pearl is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Cherry Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cherry Valley is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Nickleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Nickleville is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickleville
- Franklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Nectarine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nectarine is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Uniontown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Uniontown is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Seneca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eau Claire
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lamartine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lamartine is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamartine
- Nicklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nicklin is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicklin
- Hill City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hill City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Polk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Polk is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Barkeyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Murrinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Murrinsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrinsville
- Foxburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Petersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland Heights is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Heights
- Henderson Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Henderson Station is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Station
- Kilgore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kilgore is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
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 Venango County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shaffer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Emlenton
- Franklin
- Saint Petersburg
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 helpful 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 Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Venango 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 #1187324 (Shaffer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1187324 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: Venango
- Est. Elev: 289 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kennerdell
- Location given for Shaffer Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.2733931 Lon: -79.7981078
- 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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Venango, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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- 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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