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:
38.5937, -81.5312
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 Kanawha County<2>.
The county seat for Kanawha County is located in Charleston. Charleston lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Shafer Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 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.
- Blackshire Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Blackshire Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackshire Cemetery
- Wheatcraft Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Wheatcraft Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatcraft Cemetery
- Fields Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Fields Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Cemetery
- Clendenin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Clendenin Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clendenin Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Hunt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Hunt Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cemetery
- Lowe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Lowe Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe Cemetery
- Hackney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hackney Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney Cemetery
- Comer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Comer Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer Cemetery
- Covey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Covey Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covey Cemetery
- Berry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Berry Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Cemetery
- Milam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Milam Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milam Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Presley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Presley Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presley Cemetery
- Kiser Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Kiser Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser Cemetery
- Counts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Counts Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts Cemetery
- Marion Counts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Marion Counts Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Counts Cemetery
- The Marion Counts Cemetery has also been known as:
- Counts Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78085 <5>
- Kiser Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Kiser Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser Cemetery
- Siders Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Siders Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siders Cemetery
- Mangus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mangus Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangus Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lanham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Lanham Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham Cemetery
- Dawson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dawson Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Cemetery
- Fields Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Fields Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Cemetery
- The Fields Cemetery has also been known as:
- Taylor Cemetery
- Paxton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Paxton Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton Cemetery
- Hunt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hunt Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cemetery
- Jarvis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Jarvis Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Price Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 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:
- Island Branch
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Branch
- Cicerone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Romance
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Romance is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Fletcher
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fletcher is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Kentuck
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kentuck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Sissonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aarons
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Aarons is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons
- Walton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Legg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Legg is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg
- Kenna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Wills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wills is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills
- Zona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Elkview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Youngs Bottom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Youngs Bottom is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Bottom
- Flint Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Aplin ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Aplin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
- Jarretts Ford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jarretts Ford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarretts Ford
- Falling Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Falling Rock is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Rock
- Reamer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Reamer is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reamer
- Wellford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wellford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellford
- Statts Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Big Chimney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Big Chimney is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Chimney
- Three Mile
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Three Mile is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Mile
- Clendenin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kester ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kester is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kester
- Rushville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Sigman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
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 Kanawha 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 Kanawha 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 #1546600 (Shafer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1546600 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: Kanawha
- Est. Elev: 280 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Romance
- Location given for Shafer Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.5937038 Lon: -81.5312353
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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 West Virginia's counties, including Kanawha, 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- 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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