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:
39.0234, -81.7046
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 Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Ripley. Ripley lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south of the Shafer Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Shafer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shafer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Nesselroad Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Nesselroad Cemetery is located in Jackson County
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- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Jordan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
- Alexander Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Wade Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Wade Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Cemetery
- Lamps Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Lamps Cemetery is located in Jackson County
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- Staats Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Staats Cemetery is located in Jackson County
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- Wheaton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Wheaton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
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- Safreed Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Safreed Cemetery is located in Jackson County
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- Rardon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Rardon Cemetery is located in Jackson County
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- Derenburger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Derenburger Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derenburger Cemetery
- Nesselroad Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Nesselroad Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesselroad Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Flinn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Flinn Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flinn Cemetery
- Springston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Springston Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springston Cemetery
- Slaven Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Slaven Cemetery is located in Jackson County
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- Rawson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Rawson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
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- Logston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Logston Cemetery is located in Jackson County
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- Laucks Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Laucks Chapel Cemetery is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laucks Chapel Cemetery
- Browning Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Browning Cemetery is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Cemetery
- Slaven Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Slaven Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaven Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Boso Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Boso Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boso Cemetery
- Braham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Braham Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braham Cemetery
- Pond Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vanhorn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Vanhorn Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanhorn Cemetery
- Flinn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Flinn Cemetery is located in Wood County
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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:
- Willowdale
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Willowdale is located in Jackson County
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- Mozelle ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mozelle is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Browning ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Browning is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Skull Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Skull Run is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Run
- Portland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sherman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sherman is located in Jackson County
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- Medina
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Medina is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Beatysville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Beatysville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatysville
- Ravenswood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilding
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wilding is located in Jackson County
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- Neptune
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County
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- Spiller
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Spiller is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Odaville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Odaville is located in Jackson County
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- Sandyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bashan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Grove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Garfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Garfield is located in Jackson County
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- Windy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
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- Keno
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Keno is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Dorcas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Flatwoods
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County
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- Meadowdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wesley is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Racine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Millwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Millwood is located in Jackson County
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- Liverpool
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Liverpool is located in Jackson County
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- Peewee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Eli
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Eli is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
- Tuppers Plains
(12 miles [19.3 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 Jackson 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 start 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 Shafer Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 #1546602 (Shafer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1546602 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 309 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pond Creek
- Location given for Shafer Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.0234129 Lon: -81.7045739
- 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 West Virginia's counties, including Jackson, 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- 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |