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:
38.5998, -81.4093
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 Roane County<2>.
The county seat for Roane County is located in Spencer. Spencer lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Shafer Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 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.
- Harper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Roane County
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- Abbott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Abbott Cemetery is located in Roane County
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- Hubbard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hubbard Cemetery is located in Roane County
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- Cromwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Cromwell Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Roane County
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- Ritchea Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Ritchea Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchea Cemetery
- Ryan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Ryan Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Cemetery
- Jarvis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Jarvis Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Bird Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Bird Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird Cemetery
- Summers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Summers Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summers Cemetery
- Shaver Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Shaver Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hively Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hively Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hively Cemetery
- Canterbury Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Canterbury Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Cemetery
- Droddy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Droddy Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Droddy Cemetery
- Larch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Larch Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larch Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hunt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hunt Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cemetery
- Paxton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Paxton Cemetery is located in Roane County
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- Hively Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hively Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hively Cemetery
- McCroskey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The McCroskey Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCroskey Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Roane County
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- Holbert Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Roane County
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- Morgan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Looney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Looney Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looney Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Walton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Cicerone
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Island Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Branch
- Wellford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wellford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellford
- Kester ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kester is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kester
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Looneyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rushville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Zona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Zona is located in Roane County
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- Falling Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Falling Rock is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Rock
- Reamer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Reamer is located in Kanawha County
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- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Clendenin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Youngs Bottom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Youngs Bottom is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Bottom
- Fletcher
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fletcher is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Aarons
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aarons is located in Kanawha County
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- Wills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wills is located in Kanawha County
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- Roxalana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Roxalana is located in Roane County
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- Kentuck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kentuck is located in Jackson County
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- Romance
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Romance is located in Jackson County
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- Elkview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Three Mile
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Three Mile is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Mile
- Porter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Porter is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Pigeon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pigeon is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Flint Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Roane 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 visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Roane 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 #1546601 (Shafer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1546601 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: Roane
- Est. Elev: 315 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kettle
- Location given for Shafer Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.599816 Lon: -81.4092877
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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 Roane, 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 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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