Welcome to Shafter ...

Shafter is located in Big Bend Country (West Texas).

Shafter is located in Presidio County<1>.

Shafter was founded in 1880.

Shafter is 3,900 feet [1,189 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Shafter is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Shafter lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Shafter is located in the (432) area code.

Communities Also Named Shafter ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Shafter - they are located in California (2), Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri and Nevada.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Shafter.

Communities near Shafter ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Shafter.

• Presidio
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presidio
  • Presidio is located in Presidio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,770 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Presidio <3>
• Adobes ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adobes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adobes
  • Adobes is located in Presidio County
• Indio ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indio have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indio
  • Indio is located in Presidio County
• Ochoa ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ochoa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochoa
  • Ochoa is located in Presidio County
• Casa Piedra ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casa Piedra have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Piedra
  • Casa Piedra is located in Presidio County
• Chinati ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chinati have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinati
  • Chinati is located in Presidio County
• Plata ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plata have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plata
  • Plata is located in Presidio County
• Ruidosa
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruidosa
  • Ruidosa is located in Presidio County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruidosa <3>
• Redford
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redford
  • Redford is located in Presidio County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redford <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Shafter. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shafter.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Shafter. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shafter.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Shafter. See our Newspapers Page for Shafter.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shafter ...

Looking for more information about Shafter? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Shafter, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Shafter.

Adding Shafter to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shafter in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Shafter was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Shafter post office opened in 1885.

We also found Shafter in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shafter.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shafter. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/