A visit to the Shafer 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 Shafer Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shafer Cemetery:
37.5304, -79.7478
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shafer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shafer Cemetery is located in Botetourt County<2>.
The county seat for Botetourt County is located in Fincastle. Fincastle lies just to the west southwest of the Shafer Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Shafer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shafer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Copps Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Copps Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copps Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Copps Cemetery is located in Springwood.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960145 <5>
- Houseman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Houseman Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houseman Cemetery
- Linkenhoker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Linkenhoker Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkenhoker Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Mays Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mays Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Cemetery
- Rudisill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Rudisill Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudisill Cemetery
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Wesley Chapel Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Robinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Peck Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Peck Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Godwin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Godwin Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godwin Cemetery
- The Godwin Cemetery has also been known as:
- Slicer Cemetery
- Booze Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Booze Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booze Cemetery
- Ponton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Ponton Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponton Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Bryant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Bryant Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Boyer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Boyer Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyer Cemetery
- Troutville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Troutville Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Troutville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Troutville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968071 <5>
- High Bridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The High Bridge Cemetery is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Shafer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shafer Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Springwood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Springwood is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
- Botetourt ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Botetourt is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botetourt
- Lithia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lithia is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithia
- Buchanan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Salisbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Salisbury is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Salt Petre Cave
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Salt Petre Cave is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Petre Cave
- Salt Petre Cave has also been known as:
- Salt Peter Cave
- Saltpetre
- Fincastle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rocky Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Point is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Villamont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Villamont is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villamont
- Troutville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Montvale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Amsterdam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Amsterdam is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Gala
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gala is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gala
- Springfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Springfield is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Haymakertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Haymakertown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymakertown
- Daleville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Laymantown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Laymantown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laymantown
- Red Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Red Mills is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mills
- Haden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Haden is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haden
- Peaksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Peaksville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
- Natural Bridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Strom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Strom is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strom
- Cloverdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Runaway Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Runaway Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Village
- Apple Tree Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Apple Tree Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Tree Village
- Greenlee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenlee is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Longwood ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Longwood is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Oriskany
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Shafer Cemetery. The following communities are located in Botetourt County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shafer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Shafer Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Botetourt 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 Shafer Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1487021 (Shafer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1487021 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: Botetourt
- Est. Elev: 317 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Buchanan
- Location given for Shafer Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.5304113 Lon: -79.7478184
- 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 Virginia's counties, including Botetourt, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shafer 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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