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:
39.8615, -76.6241
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 York County<2>.
The county seat for York County is located in York. York lies just to the northwest of the Shaffer Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Shaffer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shaffer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Winterstown Evangelical Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is also located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Ness Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Ness Cemetery is also located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ness Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is also located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Old Roundhill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Roundhill Cemetery is also located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Roundhill Cemetery
- Red Lion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Red Lion Cemetery is also located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion Cemetery
- Heiland View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Heiland View Cemetery is also located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heiland View Cemetery
- Susquehanna Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Salem Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Salem Union Cemetery is also located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Union Cemetery
- Emmanuel UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Roundhill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Roundhill Cemetery is also located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Trinity Cemetery is also located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Freysville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Freysville Cemetery is also located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freysville Cemetery
- The Freysville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Emmanuel UCC Cemetery
- Freysville Evangelical Cemetery
- Freysville Reform and Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #208585 <5>
- Zion UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stump Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Stump Cemetery is also located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Cemetery
- Winter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Winter Cemetery is also located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is also located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Old Hopewell Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Rock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Glen Rock Cemetery is also located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Rock Cemetery
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Locust Grove Cemetery is also located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Rose Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Mary's - St. Patrick's Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Prospect Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Prospect Cemetery is also located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Prospect Cemetery
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Chestnut Hill Cemetery is also located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill Cemetery
- Reformed Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Reformed Cemetery is also located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reformed Cemetery
- Christ Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Christ Cemetery is also located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Cemetery
- Stewartstown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Shaffer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shaffer Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Winterstown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Winterstown is also located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
- Dallastown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Red Lion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Yoe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Yoe is also located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,011 people
- Potosi
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Potosi is also located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
- Cross Roads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Roads is also located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Felton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Springvale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Springvale is also located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Rinely
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rinely is also located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinely
- Windsor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jacobus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Loganville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Hametown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hametown is also located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hametown
- Fenmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fenmore is also located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenmore
- Holtz
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Holtz is also located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtz
- Spry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Spry is also located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spry
- Tolna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tolna is also located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolna
- Orwig
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Orwig is also located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwig
- Laurel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Laurel is also located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Bittersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bittersville is also located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bittersville
- Avondale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Avondale is also located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Glatfelters
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Glatfelters is also located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glatfelters
- Glen Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Seitzland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Seitzland is also located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seitzland
- Shrewsbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Bridgeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Bridgeville is also located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridgeville
- Valley View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Valley View is also located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View
- Grantley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grantley is also located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
- Seven Valleys
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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. The following communities are located in York County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shaffer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to York 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 #1187323 (Shaffer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1187323 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: York
- Est. Elev: 259 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Stewartstown
- Location given for Shaffer Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.8614898 Lon: -76.6241343
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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 York, 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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